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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎144] (197/388)

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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The Khouas are a tribe of the desert: they have camels,
and date trees; and their houses are made of reeds.
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The Distances of Places in Kirman.
F rom Sirgan to Kahoun, two merhileh;
from Kahoun to obU>^ Husnahad, two farsang; from Hus-
nabad to Reshak, two merhileh : from Sirgan to Roudan
Hemed o^JJ' four farsan g' from Hemed to
Kirdgan, two farsang; from Kirdgan to Ahaas, one mer
hileh: from that to Roudan, one merhileh: from Sirgan to
iobj Rehat Shirkan, two long merhileh.
On the road of Bam, one goes from Sirgan to
one merhileh; from that to Behar, one merhileh;
and to Hehah, one merhileh: to Ghira, one merhi
leh: to Keraoun, one farsang; to Rahein, one
merhileh. One goes to a town on the Bam road ; and, from that
turning back on the right hand, one comes to the village of
Kouz, one merhileh; from that to Jireft, one merhileh ;
from Jireft to the Silver-hills, one merhileh; from them to
Azerhai, one merhileh; from that to Jireft, one merhileh; from
Sirgan to Zareid, and from Terkan to Ber-

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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
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