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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [61] (114/388)
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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Description of Irak Arahi.
T he length of Irak is taken from Tacrith to
Ahadan; and the breadth, from ^IcXij Baghdad to zh^Cufa,
to Cadesiah, to Holwan; and from Waset,
to Kelh, and Karkouh > and from oy^j Basrah to
the borders of Hey ; and from Tacrith to Shehr-
zour, and the borders of Holwan and Seirwan, and
Seimereh, and the borders of Teih, and of Sus;
again to Hej, to the sea. From Tacrith to the sea there is>
according to the line we have described, a considerable inflexion^
or winding, towards the west, behind the souad* of Basrah
in the desert; to the souad of Basrah, as far as Betaiah;
to the souad of Cufa, to the river Forat r to^Lol Anbar,
to Tacrith, between the rivers Dejleh and Forat; and in
this line of borders from the sea to Tacrith, there is likewise a
winding or curve.
* The villages and small towns of Irak are, in general, called souad.
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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