Khaqan
خاقان
A large city to the north on a great river with fertile banks, with trade and crafts, and the herds of the district; six stages from Nadkhu. 1
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Khaqan is a large city in the north, on a great river fertile on both banks. It has trade, crafts and the livestock of the people of those regions. It lies six stages from Nadhkhu, 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. 521
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.521
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