Gharchistan

Gharchistan or Gharjistan also known as Gharj Al-Shar[1] was a medieval region on the north bank of the Murghab River, lying to the east of Herat and north of Hari River. It corresponds roughly to the modern Badghis Province of Afghanistan.

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  • Lewis, Bernard (1991). "Ghardjistān". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume II: C-G. Leiden and New York: BRILL. pp. 1010–1011. ISBN 90-04-07026-5.
  • Bosworth, C. E. (1975). "The early Ghaznavids". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 162–198. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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