‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎56] (109/388)

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issues from a mountain called L uo ^JI j B cl I ouscl, and thence pro
ceeds among the gardens and corn-fields. Cardan is a
place inhabited bj Christians. It produces deadly scorpions: And
there is a very strong castle or fortress, which cannot be taken by
force of arms ; and the hill on which it is situated abounds in ser
pents, whose stings occasion death. In the vicinity ot Nisibin
there is a mountain called Mardein, which, from the
bottom to the summit, measures two farsang; and on it is another
impregnable castle. This mountain produces chrystal (
Mousul is a city, the buildings of which are all of stone
and mortar: it is a considerable place. cXij Beled is a small
town on the banks of the river Dej leh (Tigris) to the west;
and there is a stream running out of the Dejleh: it is planted
with trees, and has some cultivated lands, Senjar is a
town situated near a mountain, which produces date trees in great
number ; and in all the land of Jezireh there is not any other
place that produces dates, except Meileth, on the banks
of the Euphrates.
jjlo Jnhar Dara is a small town, with water and cul
tivated lands. LojjjjJ Kufertouma is situated on a plain : it is
larger than Dara (the Anbar Dara before mentioned); it has
streams, and trees, and cultivated fields. i Ras-al-
ciiuiz is likewise situated on a level ground. Cotton grows here
in great abundance. Near three hundred streams proceed from