Turban Fabric Makers

Baghdad

Date: 985-91

In his Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fi maʿrifat al-aqālīm, al-Muqaddasi (d. 991) mentioned that there are special workshops for the manufacture of thin yakānkī turbans in Baghdad. Yakānkī is … read more

Kufa

Date: 985-91

In his Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fi maʿrifat al-aqālīm, al-Muqaddasi (d. 991) indicates that there are many workshops for the … read more