"الجغرافيا الشرقية لابن حوقل، رحّالة عربي من القرن العاشر" [‎٢‎٦‎١] (٣٨٨/٣١٤)

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situated near this stream, at the place called ^Jjj ^ Seri Poul,
near which, also, is the prison. The mosque is near the Deri
Ghaznein, or Ghaznein gate; and an oratory near the Derwazeh
Bokhari, or the Bokhari gate : the bazars are on the ramparts^
between the governor's palace and the mosque,
Naksheb possesses many territories: two very considerable
are otV-j Berdeh ^nd Keshteh; and there are some vil
lages as large as cities : but in Naksheb and all its territories there
is not any river besides that above mentioned ; and even that river,
in a very hot summer, becomes dry, and they use well-water for
their gardens. Naksheb is abudantly supplied with provisions,.
Description of Setroushteh.
Setroushteh is the name of a tract, or country like
Soghd; there is not any city or villagesin this country that bears
the name of Setroushteh. It is a mountainous region, bounded
on the east by part of Ferghanah; on the west, by the borders of
Samarcand; on the north, by Chaje; on the south, it lies
near Kish and Cheghanian, and Sheman, and
Dileshkird, and Rast. The chief town ot Se-
troushteh is called, in the language of that country,