"الجغرافيا الشرقية لابن حوقل، رحّالة عربي من القرن العاشر" [‎٢‎٢‎٥] (٣٨٨/٢٧٨)

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they approach cXey Termed, are collected together, and fall into
the river Jihoon, (the Oxus.)
Mank is a larger town than Melenk; but the houses of
both are made of clay. Badakhshan is smaller than
Mank. The neighbouring grounds are well cultivated, and the
district populous, with many gardens on the banks of the river.
The hills here abound in excellent cattle; and Badakhshan pro
duces the ruby (cJ^-0 and lapiz lazuli (Oy^Ji). The mines are
in the mountains ; and there is also much musk at Badakhshan.
Penjhir is a town situated on the mountains, contain
ing about ten thousand inhabitants, people of bad character: here
are gardens and running water, but husbandry is neglected.
Jarianeh is a smaller town than Penjhir. Between these
two places are the mines of ore, in which the people dwell, with
out gardens, orchards, or tilled lands. The river of Penjhir runs
through the town, and passes from Jarianeh till it comes to
Ferouan, and so proceeds into Hindoostan.
Bamian is a town about half as large as Balkh, situated
on a hill. Before this hill runs a river, the stream of which flows
into Gurjestan. Bamian has not any gardens nor
orchards, and it is the only town in this district situated on a hill:
all the others have gardens and orchards, except Ghizni,
which has not any, A stream runs through Ghizni, than which
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