"الجغرافيا الشرقية لابن حوقل، رحّالة عربي من القرن العاشر" [‎٥‎٩] (٣٨٨/١١٢)

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here predominant. In this town there are above three hundred
churches or monasteries yd* The land is well
watered and cultivated; and there is here a Christian church
), than which in all Islam there is not any greater.
Jasir Menje and Samisat, are two towns,
with gardens and cultivated lands, well-watered; both situated
on the western side of the river Forat. Karhisa is on the
banks of the river_^jUk Kkahour: it abounds in fine prospects,
cultivated lands, and gardens. <wOU> Rahahah
Malek hen Tawk is a town, well-watered, and planted with
trees, situated on the eastern side of the river Forat. Ileith
is on the western side of the Forat: it has a strong castle, and is
opposite Tacrith. Tacrith is situated on the western side
of the river Dejleh. jtyl Anbar is a town of middling size.
4JJJL1 ^ j UUI q ^ L o JI Ahou al Ahhas al Kaiem Billah resided
there, and the remains of his palace are still visible. It is a plea
sant place, producing excellent crops, and good provisions and
dates. The territories of this place are extensive ; and there is in
Jezireh a race of people, from a - ou ; Rehaia and yA* Modhar,
who possess horses, and mules, and sheep. Some of these people
dwell in the desert, and some in the villages on the borders of
Jezireh,
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Zabein (the two Zabs) are considerable streams; each
about half as great as the Dejleh. They rise among the mountains
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