Ibn Battuta (1304-1369) informs us that there used to be a fine and populous city on the bank of river Panjshir in the
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valley. It was destroyed by Genghis Khan of the Mongols, and it was still in ruins and uninhabited when Ibn Batutta was writing.
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Panjshir was known as Panjhir پنجهیر in medieval times. Or Banjhir in Arabic (since there is no "پ" in that language). According to Ibn Batutta, Panj-hir means five mountains.
Ibn Battuta also mentions the presence of a mausoleum of a saint by name of Shaikh Said al-Makki
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in that ruined city. That saint was greatly venerated by Panjshiris. In the mountains of Panjshir were found rubies which were called "Balkhash" (بلخش) by the people.
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