Nāṣer-e Khosraw's Book of travels:
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nāṣir Ḫusrau 1004-1078 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Persian
Published: Albany, NY State University of New York Press 1986
Series:Unesco collection of representative works / Persian heritage series 36
Subjects:
Item Description:Translation of: Safarnāma (Safar-nāmah)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-126) and index
Azerbaijan and beyond -- The region of Diyar Bakr -- Into Syria -- Description of Tripoli -- Beirut, Sidon, and Tyre -- From Acre to Jerusalem -- The sanctuary of Jerusalem -- A description of the Dome of the Rock -- A description of the gangways leading to the platform -- A description of the shrine of Abraham at Hebron -- Journey to Egypt -- A description of Cairo and the provinces -- A description of the city of Cairo -- A description of the "Opening of the Canal" -- A description of the sultan's banquet -- The conduct of the sultan -- The voyage to Mecca -- A description of the city of Jidda -- A description of Arabia and the Yemen -- A description og the Haram mosque and the Kaaba -- The shape of the stone -- A description of the Kaaba door -- A description of the interior of the Kaaba -- The minor pilgrimage from Jerana -- A description of Taef -- Falaj -- A description of Lahsa -- A description of the city of Basra -- A description of the ebb and flow of the tide at Basra
Physical Description:XII, 135 S. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:0887060676

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