History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2013 History
'Mawarun-nahr' was the Arabic term for which Central Asian region?
AFarghana
BKhurasan
CKhwarizm
DTransoxiana ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Transoxiana — Mawarun-nahr was the Arabic term for Transoxiana, so the answer is Transoxiana.
Explanation
★Mawarun-nahr was the Arabic term for Transoxiana, so the answer is Transoxiana.
★The name means the land beyond the river.
★The river referred to is the Oxus, the modern Amu Darya.
★The region lay between the Oxus and the Jaxartes rivers.
★It included famous cities such as Samarqand and Bukhara.
★It was an important centre of trade and Islamic learning.
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