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Distances of Places in Irak.
F rom Tacrith to the sea-shore, by the winding line on the
eastern side, is a journey of one month; and from the sea to
Tacrith, by the outline on the western side, is likewise a journey
of one month. From Baghdad to o^cL* Sarnereh is a distance of
three merhileh; and from Samereh to Tacrith, two merhileh:
from Baghdad to Cufa, four merhileh ; from Cufa to
Cadesiah, one merhileh: from Baghdad to \ j IFxset, eight
merhileh; and from Baghdad to Holwan, six merhileh:
from the borders of Seimereh and Seirwan, the
same distance. From Waset to Basrah is a distance of eight
merhileh; from Cufa to Waset, six merhileh ; from Basrah to the
sea, two merhileh; from Holwan to Cadesiah, eleven merhileh.
The breadth, from Samereh, on the banks of the river
Dejleh, to the borders of Shehrzour* and
Azerbaijan, is a distance of fifteen merhileh, or perhaps one
merhileh more; and the breadth at Waset, four merhileh ; and the
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# Called, by the modern Turks, Sheherzoul. According to Persian Chronicles,
Alexander the Great died at this place.—See the Epitome of the Ancient History of
Persia," page 26.