1 4 ▁m ▁alt itude , ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁the ▁Reg istan ▁Des ert . ▁The ▁population ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁Bal och . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁K and ah ar ▁Province ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁K and ah ar ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁Mark ▁R . ▁C ohen ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁scholar ▁of ▁Jewish ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁Muslim ▁world . ▁ ▁C ohen ▁is ▁Kh ed ouri ▁A . ▁Z il k ha ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Civil ization ▁in ▁the ▁Near ▁East ▁and ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁Near ▁Eastern ▁Studies ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁scholar ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁under ▁Islam . ▁His ▁research ▁re lies ▁greatly ▁on ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁C airo ▁Gen iza . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁C ohen ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁Gen iza ▁Lab ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Gen iza ▁cor pus ▁available ▁and ▁search able ▁online ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁database ▁contained ▁ 4 , 3 2 0 ▁documents ). ▁The ▁project ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁at ▁the ▁S . D . ▁Go ite in ▁Gen iza ▁Research ▁Lab , ▁where