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Cotton, one of the most important fibers used in textile production, is believed to have been first cultivated in ancient civilizations. The exact origin of cotton cultivation is not definitively known, but historical evidence suggests that cotton was first domesticated in the Indian subcontinent around 6,000 years ago.   The earliest evidence of cotton cultivation and the use of cotton fibers comes from the Mehrgarh archaeological site in present-day Pakistan, where remnants of cotton dating back to around 5000 BCE have been found. From the Indian subcontinent, knowledge of cotton cultivation and the use of cotton fibers spread to other regions. The term "cotton" traces its linguistic roots to Arabic, specifically originating from the word قطن (qutn or qutun). This term was commonly used in medieval Arabic to refer to cotton. Imagined cotton plants drawn by John Mandeville in the 14th century. He said "There grew there [India] a wonderful tree which bore tiny lambs on t...