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Tukharistan is a region south of Balkh, according to al-Idrisi. Its cities include Khulm, Samangan, Baghlan, Warwalin and al-Taliqan, and it connects with the lands of Badakhshan. ²

Sources

Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 483
Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.483

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islam.museum contributors. “Tukharistan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/tukharistan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.

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