The Geography of the Puranas c12.110
The Geography of the Purāṇas c12.110
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According to Arab geographers, the term Zangistan (from which Zangibar or Zanzibar, the Zang Coast is derived) covers the whole of the eastern coast of Africa known to the Muslims. ‘Zang’ is obviously equivalent to the Sanskrit ‘Saṅkha’. The Arabs probably borrowed this name from the Purāṇas.