Fertile oasis near the Yarkand river and located on the Taklamakan south road. Marco Polo described the oasis as five travel days long, and inhabited by Muhammad followers and some nestorian under the control of the Grand Kan nephew. © Robert B. Shaw - See the Silk Road map with a complete picture set.

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