sheers to coarse sheeting.[2][3] It gets its name from the city of Mosul, Iraq, where it was first manufactured.[2][3][4][5] Early muslin was handwoven of uncommonly delicate handspun yarn, especially in the region around Dhaka of what today is Bangladesh.[3] It was imported into Europe for much of the 17th and early 18th centuries.[3]
Fine linen muslin was formerly known as sindon.[6]
In 2013, the traditional art of weaving Jamdani muslin in Bangladesh was included in the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.[7]