Gharchistan Explained

Gharchistan or Gharjistan (Persian: غرجستان|Gharjistān) was a medieval region on the north bank of the Murghab River, lying to the east of Herat and north of Hari River.

Sources

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