‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎265] (318/388)

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there are market-days established, when people come from a
great distance; these days occur once every month.
Neshamein and Ailak are two districts, the
extent of both which is two days journey by three. In all Soghd
and Maweralnahr there is not any country equal to this in popu-
lousness and in buildings: one of its borders is the valley or water
course of £7^ Chaje, which falls into the lake of Khuarezm
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(or iron-works) on the confines of Sinkhah ; another
of its boundaries extends to the mountains, adjoining the territories
of Neshamein ; and another extends to Benagur of the
Christians {Benagur Ter&aian.) All the land is
flat. '
Chaje is the most considerable of the frontiers of Turkestan:
it has many fine buildings. Every palace in it has running water,
and delightful verdure. All the buildings are of clay. The
capital of that district is called CX-Cw Sehet ; and the other towns
are, Divemaket, Hedinket, Kan-
kouan, Nehaket, Saket, Housket,
Saoudad, JVelanket, Kelenjek,
Arsel, Jjjt Ghuzl, Alaudket, Aaje,
Jenuder, Werdil, Kerneh, Adedalek,
Bouheket, Laahek, Berkous,
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