al-Ghawr
الغور
Settled mountains with springs, orchards and rivers; the people farm and herd, speak a language different from the Khurasanis, and the land is fertile between Herat and Sijistan. 1
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Al-Ghawr is a region of populous mountains with springs, gardens and rivers. Its people are farmers and herders, and their language is not the language of the people of Khurasan. It is a fertile land lying between Herat and Sistan, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 468
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.468
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