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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [104] (157/388)
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.
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Of the Koureh of
T he largest town in the Koureh of Darabjerd is Besa.
It is of the same size as Shiraz ; and the air ot Besa is better than
that of Shiraz. In their buildings they use cypress wood. It is
an ancient city, with a castle, and walls and ditches. All the
productions of a warm and cold climate are to be tound there,
dates, oranges, &c. All the towns of Darabjerd are near
each other.
Of the towns of ojO Ardeshir Dereh we have already
mentioned Shiraz. After that is Siraf, about as large as
Shiraz. Here are very wealthy men, such as merchants, and
others, who expend thirty thousand dinars on the building of
their houses. There are not any trees immediately about Siraf.
There is a mountain on the east of the city which they call ^
Jem ; this affords fruits and water for the town. Siraf enjoys
a warmer climate than any ot those other tow ns.
0 l^;1 Jrjan is a considerable city, producing dates and olives
in great plenty. Trom Arjan to the sea is a distance of one mer-
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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.
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- 1 volume (327 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 306.37.C.18
- Title
- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
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- 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
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- Public Domain