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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [45] (98/388)
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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santly situated, with trees and cultivated lands. Zeitrah
is a considerable fortress in the vicinity of Roum (Natolia), and
the Roumians have sacked and plundered it. Harou-
niah is situated to the west of the ^ W ^Mount Lekam : it is
a small castle, erected by order of Haroun Arrasheid.
Eskanderouiah is a fortress situated on the coast
of the Sea of Roum : it is small, but has some plantations of date
trees, Nethinan is a fortress on the sea-coast: from this
place they send into Egypt and Syria the wood of the fir-tree,
Keisah is also a castle or fortress on the sea
shore. Aien-Zariah is a place which produces dates
and other fruits, and much corn.
Masisah and Lejllyu Kiifertouma are two towns
situated on the banks of the river Jihan. Between these
two towns there is a bridge of stone. The situation of these
towns is so high, that if a person should look from the top of the
mosque, he would see almost as far as the ocean. Adnch is
a little town, about half the size of Masisah, on the banks of a
small river called Seihan. The town is pleasant, and
well-supplied. The river Seihan is less than the river Jihan :
over it there is a very lofty bridge of stone. Both the Seihan and
Jihan come from Roum.
Tarsous is a considerable town, with a double wail of
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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