tibet shawls

  • 1Tibet (Geographie) — Tibet (Geographie), chinesisch Ghangdschian jul, d. h. das Schneeland; denn 8–10,000 F. erhebt es sich über das Meer, und nie durfte sich die Sonne rühmen die Schneedecken seiner Berge geschmolzen zu haben. Gleich dem Eisriesen Boer umschlingt… …

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  • 2Cashmere wool — Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, and sometimes known as Pashmina, is a fiber obtained from the Cashmere goat. The word cashmere derives from an archaic spelling of Kashmir . Cashmere wool is fine in texture, and it is also strong …

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  • 3Shawl — A shawl (Persian شال, Shāl, from Sanskrit: साडी śāṭī [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/39/S0323900.html Shawl in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000] ] ) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the… …

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  • 4Shahtoosh — (also written Shatush) a Persian word meaning Pleasure of Kings was the name given to a specific kind of shawl, which was woven with the down hair of the Chiru or Tibetan Antelope, by the weavers of Kashmir. These shawls were originally very few… …

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  • 5Kapisa Province — Geobox|Province country = Afghanistan country name = Kapisa native name = کاپیسا map caption = Map of Afghanistan with Kapisa highlighted capital = Mahmud i Raqi capital lat d = 35.0 capital long d = 69.7 population as of = 2002 population =… …

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  • 6Swat, Pakistan — Swat District سوات   District   Location of Swat District (highlighted in yellow) within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan …

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  • 7Kaschmirshawls — Kaschmirshawls, wollene Tücher, bes. Umschlagtücher, aus Tibet u. Kaschmir, aus Kaschmirwolle u., um das Haar zart zu erhalten, unter der Erde gewebt. Die Stühle dazu bestehn aus einem Rahmen, vor welchem drei Arbeiter auf einer Bank sitzen.… …

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  • 8Ladakh —   region   …

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  • 9List of Indian inventions — [ thumb|200px|right|A hand propelled wheel cart, Indus Valley Civilization (3000–1500 BCE). Housed at the National Museum, New Delhi.] [ 200px|thumb|Explanation of the sine rule in Yuktibhasa .] List of Indian inventions details significant… …

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  • 10Bhutan — Coordinates: 27°25′01″N 90°26′06″E /  …

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