"سرد لإقامة في كردستان وفي موقع نينوى القديمة؛ مع مذكرات رحلة إلى بغداد عبر نهر دجلة ووصف زيارة إلى شيراز وبرسبوليس." [‎٣‎٧‎٥] (٤٥٠/٤١٠)

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V.
Journal of Bearings and Distances, during a journey to the
Frontiers of South Koordistan, which was made in the Months
of March and April, 1820, by Mr. Rich.
March 18.—We left Bagdad at 7 h 40 m a.m . At 9 h 50 m
the highest minaret of Bagdad bore S. 29 W., village of
Kazemeen, on the Tigris, S. 54 W., village of Imam Azem,
S. 48 W.; road, N. 27 E. At 10 11 5 m we passed Bir el
Abd, or Moghussil, a well, with a little building over it;
just past it a large canal.
At 10 h 40 m road to Tchubook and Sulimania on the left.
At ll h 50 m we arrived at the Khan Beni Seid, called in
Turkish Orta Khan, where we halted. It is an unfinished
khan, with a miserable village of Beni Saeed Arabs. Road
to Bagdad S. 32 W.; Bakooba, N. 35 E.
At 12 h 45 m , p.m ., we mounted again.
At 3 h 30 m we came to the Naharawan canal, which runs
S. 10 E., and N. 10 W. It is at least as wide as the Diala.
Khani Seid N. 27 E.
Road to Bagdad, S. 23 W.
Shufteh, E.
Bahris, S. 40 E.
Bakooba, N. 40 E., deduct ten minutes.
We arrived at Khan i Seid at 4 1 ' iU m . It is situated on
the' Diala, which here forms a bow, Bakooba being on the
right and Howeida on the left, facing each other, the Khan
being the chord of the arc.