![‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎65] (118/388)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023513074.0x000001/306.37.C.18_0120.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎65] (118/388)")
‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [65] (118/388)
The record is made up of 1 volume (327 pages). It was created in 1800. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
MBMqPBWUUUUItlllllllllll I I
,San gfom^
ition (o^W.
^ ere a re seveui
h as the tomj) of
Lrn ed men, % t
c % interspersed
)lace, and palm,
r of the sea rises
ick amongst tiie
he water of the
0 their channels,
ihleh is situated
iHawerAbleb,
1 well guarded,
town, but well
one side being
ed) comes from
ian. The soil
his district are,
iall towns, situ-
bleb.
( C3 )
In the territories of Basrah are Ahmd and BetciicLh*
Boats or vessels are moved here by the strength of men, Near this
place are great gulphs or abysses: one would imagine that the
land had been dry at some former time; and it is possible that
the water, making its way from the rivers of Basrah, had settled
wherever it found a deep furrow or pit.
JVaset is situated on the two banks of the Dejleh. It has
been built since the introduction of Islam. The foundation was
laid by Hejaje Yusuf. It is strongly built; and
tJie castle of Hejaje is there, on the western side, with a few fields
belonging to it. Waset is a populous town, and well supplied
with provisions—of a purer air than Basrah: the vicinity of it is
planted with gardens, and well cultivated.
Cufa is smaller than Basrah, but resembles it in some
respects. The air and water of Cufa are better than those ot
Basrah. It is situated near the river Forat. The suburbs of Cufa
were built by Sacid hen TF^uhas.
cw.j \3 Cadesiah, and Heir ah, and Khawr-
nak, are situated on the skirts of the desert, towards the west;
the river (Euphrates) running by them on the east: they afford
dates, and have some cultivated lands. From Cufa to these places
is a distance of one merhileh. Heirah is an ancient city, and large;
vbut when Cufa was built, Heirah was drained of its inhabitants.
K
About this item
- Content
The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century , translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.
Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.
Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (327 pages)
- Arrangement
This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [65] (118/388), British Library: Printed Collections, 306.37.C.18, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023664347.0x000077> [accessed 4 January 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023664347.0x000077
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023664347.0x000077">‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎65] (118/388)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023664347.0x000077"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023513074.0x000001/306.37.C.18_0120.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100023513074.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- 306.37.C.18
- Title
- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
- Usage terms
- Public Domain