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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [263] (316/388)
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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( 263 )
This town has walls. The caravans on the high road from
Ferghaneh to Soghd pass through it. There are many running
streams and gardens, and much tilled land; and the back of this
town extends to the hills of Setroushteh, and the front is to
wards the desert of the country of Ghuz.
The town of Dehzeh is built on level ground ; it is the
chief town of a district: at two farsang distance from it there is
a Rebat, which they call the bLtj Rehat Khedish: it
was built by ( Afshin, and is the best Rebat; the people of
Samarcand have not one better. In the midst of the Rebat there
is a spring of water, over which a dome has been erected*
LJy <3 Deirek (or Dehzeh) is a pleasant and well-supplied town,
with running water, gardens, and orchards. All the towns of this
region, which we have spoken of, are nearly equal to and resemble
one another, but Semendeh, which has running water,
but has not any gardens, the cold being excessive. It is, however,
a large town, and in summer has pleasant meadows.
Ramein and S eh at are on the road of Ferghaneh
and Chaje. If you wish to go the road of Khojend, by
the way of Kouket, (or Kouklh) you must go to Fergha
neh, nine farsang from Samarcand.
In all Setroushteh there is not any river considerable enough to
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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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