"الجغرافيا الشرقية لابن حوقل، رحّالة عربي من القرن العاشر" [‎١‎٧‎١] (٣٨٨/٢٢٤)

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Shehrzour is a small town, which the Curds have
seized on ; also the town c3j Shehrwerd : these two places
are in the hands of the Curds.
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Shehrwerd is a place of which the inhabitants are mostly Curds
and notorious robbers and plunderers. Saul
the king of the Children of Israel, was of this place.
Casvin is a great city, with walls and a castle, and
running water just enough for the people to drink; but the gar
dens, and meadows, and orchards, are well watered. This place
affords much almonds, and the fruit called )^ Mawz ; and
here they weave excellent camelot, or stuffs made of the under
or woolly hair of goats.
J j Kom has not any walls, and the inhabitants drink well-
water. In spring and summer a great river runs by the gate of
this city. In all Irak, date trees are not to be found, except at
Semirah, and Sirvan, and Saber Khast,
where there are a few: and the people of Kom and Kashan are
all of the Shiah sect, and originally from Arabia.
Kashan is a small town. Here are great numbers of
black scorpions, who kill, and another species called
heirarah.