# khorasan marcopolo centralasia wakhi blanglosaxons

Drawing of a young lady dancing from Badakhshan and the original picture.

By Mahnoor Shah.

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2021-12-02

is a type of sheep whose habitat is the mountainous regions of mainly in the region of

They were named after Marco Polo after being described in his book "The Travels of Marco Polo". Their native name is "nakhjipar".

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2020-06-02

The bright blue on these pages-- created at Christ Church, Canterbury, about 1000 years ago-- was made from lazurite. This was probably imported from Badakhshan, Afghanistan, 4000 miles away.
https://t.co/u9zrzCyB3d
https://t.co/aV4ESf7Ge9

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