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Tibet

التبت

The land of Tibet, linked to al-Khuttal and Wakhsh; its people trade in iron, silver and the Tibetan musk, and it has towns such as Thinkh, Buruan and Ujj. 1

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Tibet is a land which joins Khutal and Wakhsh. Al-Idrisi mentions that its people are supplied with iron, silver and Tibetan musk, and that among its cities are Thinkh, Buruan and Awj. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 512
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.512
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