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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [213] (266/388)
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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( 213 )
(Blank Page for the Map.J
From the borders of Kirman to the coast of the Caspian
and to the boundary of Khuarezm is all well
inhabited, and cultivated, and fertile.
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The cities of chief note in Khorasan are these four : Meru,
and ^ Balkh, andj Nishapour, and HI ^ Herat. The others
belong to the various Kourehs or districts; as
Kuhestan, Nesa, and Sarkhes, and Asferin,
and y Boushek, and Barghis, and ^
Kunjelleshak, and Meru-al-roud, and^lj^SjjJ' Gour-
kanan, and Ghurjestan, and Bamian, and
Tokharestan, and Zam, and J^T Amol. We
speak Khuarezm, as belonging to Mawer-
alnahr, or Transoxania.
The city of Nishapour is situated on a level ground, and extends
one farsang in every direction: the buildings are of clay. There
are two considerable suburbs, well inhabited, with mosques. Here
is a place which they call Leshkur gah and the go-
* Station of the army.
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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