Source and Geographic Origin
Camel hair is collected from the two-humped Bactrian camel, found from Turkey east to China and north to Siberia. Significant supplier countries of camel hair are: Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, China, and Australia.
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