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Almerían silks were a class of luxury textiles manufactured inAlmería. During theAlmoravid age, there were 800 workshops in the Islamic town devoted to the manufacture of silks goods. These included luxury fabrics andbrocades called "dihaj" and "siqlatun" respectively, silk threads, curtains and netting, striped silks called "attabi", knotted silks called "muajar", silks ofIsfahani style and more.[1] At the height of Almoravid prosperity, in the 12th century, imitations ofBaghdadi silks were especially prized, of which theshroud of San Pedro de Osma is a notable example.[2]
Almería was, along withCordoba,Malaga, andSeville, one of the centers of silk weaving crafts mentioned most frequently by the writersIbn Hawkal,Yakut, andMakkari.[3]
