‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎187] (240/388)

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The river of Atel comes from the borders of Jerjir,
and from that goes on to l J Kaimak, and to jt Ghuz, and
so on to Bui gar, and falls into the sea near Ber-
tas. It is said that this river, at the season when all its waters
are collected, is greater than the river ^Jihoon ; and that it
rushes into the sea with such a body that it seems to conquer the
water of the Caspian; and one can see its stream unmixed with
the sea water, as far as a journey of two days.
Injjz* Khozr there is a certain city called cXx^l As mid,
which has so many orchards and gardens, that from
Derbend to Serir the whole country is covered with the
gardens and plantations belonging to this city. It is said that
there are above forty thousand of them. Many of these produce
grapes. In this town are many Mussulmans, who have mosques;
and their houses are built of wood. The king is a Jew, in friend-
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ship with the Padshah of Khozr, and on good terms with the
Padshah of yyw Serir. From this place to the borders of Serir,
is two farsang.
The inhabitants of Serir are Ly Tersas or Christians. It is said
that in this Serir was a throne, and that there was a certain king
of the kings of Pars, who, when he gave a principality to one of his
sons, sent him here with a golden throne; which principality has
continued established to this time. A son of Behram Chopin is
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