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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [147] (200/388)
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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(^Uuw^j ; a minute description of these places would, there
fore, be unnecessary and unprofitable.
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f Hind.
and some parU
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Of the Cities and Towns situated in these Countries.
(jjJ! Alis, Kusr, Fermoun, OjC^ Derek,
Rasek, Kesrhend, Kelaahereh, Me ski,
Meil, Jv.UjI Armaiel. Of Touran the towns
are, ^JLsT 0 Mehali, ^Lc^yoJ Kihrkaman, ojj^ Sureh,
Kandahil. The other cities of Sind are,
Mansourah, which they call ajc X xkw Sindiah, Danhul*
<Sjf* Meroui, (Sj^ Manoui, iSy} ^iri, Baloui,
^^1^^ Mesouahi, gjy-! Beherje, A ww L o Maseh
Meshari, j ^ L wj O u ^ i Sedusan.
There are Seidan, Meunoun, ^jl>lLc Mult an,
Heidour; names of cities in Sind and part of Hind.
These, for the greater part, are inhabited by Infidels: but there
are, in this country, some Mussulmans, who have mosques, and
on stated days read the Khutbah: and the Indian sovereign who
dwells here has a very extensive empire.
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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