‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎260] (313/388)

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the valley of Naksheh, and water all the palaces of this
city; and the gardens and villas of this place extend near four
days journey. From this city of (JzS Kish much fruit and wood
is produced : there are many villages belonging to Kish; such as
C > jj IFerd, and Belanderin, and Rasiman,
and SwLU' KenJc, and AroUy and Heran, and
Surudehy and l JCL w Senk Kerdeh Derouhein,
and oO y Senk Kerdeh Beroubein. Those are
the territories of Kish.
Account of the City of Naksheh.
T he city of Naksheb has a ruined kohendiz. The ramparts
have four gates ; one, the Derivazeh Bokhari;
another, the cXo^.^ qjl jjO Derwazeh Samarcand ; the third,
the oj Derwazeh Kish ; and the fourth, the Beri
Ghaznin i^Jjt Naksheb is situated on the high road to
ujljli Fareh, and to BaTkh : it stands on a level ground;
from the city to the hills is a journey of two days, in the direction
of Kish ; from Naksheb to the river Jihoon the intermediate space
is all desert. In the middle of the city is a considerable river,
which comes from the collection of streams at Kish, and waters
the territories of Naksheb. The palace of the chief governor is