[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c8.220 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.220 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.220 - **Language:** English ### [c8.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.220) The Kanaka mountain is obviously the Darwaz range which has been famous, since ancient times, for large formations of gold-bearing conglomerates. Even today the flourishing gold mining industry of Tajikistan is located near Kalai-Khamb which lies on the southern slopes of this range. - [Previous: c8.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.219) - [Next: c8.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.221) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.220) · Pramāṇa