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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [98] (151/388)
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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( 98 )
dan: it waters the territories ^ Kam Firouz; and, going
by a Kasegan and ^ falls into a lake called
Omm; it is said that this water runs subterraneously into
the sea.
The v'jj Foruah comes from the place of the same name,
and runs under the (JjJ bridge, near the
gates of Istakhar. But the rivers are very numerous in
this province, and cannot be all described here.
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Of the Lakes of Pars.
T he Persian Sea is a bay of that great ocean which extends as
far as China, along the coast of Hindoostan. In Persian
it is called the Sea of Pars, or of Kirman, because that
none of the countries situated on it are more populous, cultivated,
or delightful, and because, in ancient times, the kings of Pars
were the most powerful and illustrious; and even at this present
time the people of Pars are famous in all quarters.
One of the lakes is called u Bakhtegan, into which falls
vicinity of Pcrsejolis, informed him, that the name of their tribe was Ohl.—Tour to
Persia, &c. octavo edition, p. 199.
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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