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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [63] (116/388)
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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breadth of Basrah, from the city of Basrah to the borders of Hev,
is one merhileh.
Such are the distances of places in Irak ArabL
Account of the Cities and Towns of Irak Arahi.
Basrah is a considerable city, the foundation of which
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was laid in the time of l - j LL izs : ^ Omar ehn Alkhitah—
(may God reward him!)—and the building performed by
^sjl Athah elm Ghazouan. On the western side
of Basrah the desert approaches, which is without water. " It is
" said, that the rivers or streams of Basrah were reckoned in the
" time of Belal ben Abi Bordeh, and amounted to the number of
" one hundred and twenty thousand streams, on which boats were
" employed. This anecdote astonished me : I went there, and be-
" held, within the space of about an arrow's single flight, several
" small streams, on which little boats were employed*."
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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 View the complete information for this record
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- 306.37.C.18
- Title
- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
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- Public Domain