al-Khuttal
الختل
The first district on the Oxus beyond the river, with towns including Halawarid, Lawkand and Manak; its largest town is Manak. 1
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Khuttal is the first region of the districts of the Oxus, beyond the river. It has towns, among them Halawarid, Lawkand and Manak, and the largest of them is Manak, where there is a silver mine, 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. 487
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.487
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