al-Kūfa — ܟܘܦܗ
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An early Islamic
city founded by Saʿd b. Abī Waqqās in southern Iraq.
Place Type
settlement
Location
- Coordinates
:
- Lat. 32.001972° Long. 44.340693°10
Descriptions
“ܘܡܶܬܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܳܗ̇ ܥܰܐܩܘܠܐ ܘܺܗܝ ܗܺܝ ܐܰܬܪܐ ܕܝܺܕܝܥ
ܒܰܙܒܰܢ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܕܒܳܒܝܠ ܒܡܰܕܒܪܳܐ ܕܥܪܰܐܩ ܚܰܪܝܒܳܐ. ” 2
“ثم رحلنا ونزلنا الثعلبية، ولها حصن خرب بازائه مصنع هائل ينزل إليه في درج، وبه من ماء المطر ما يعم الركب. ويجتمع من العرب بهذا الموضع جمع عظيم فيبيعون الجمال والغنم والسمن واللبن. ومن هذا الموضع إلى الكوفة ثلاث مراحل.” 11
“ثم يافرتا منها الى الحويزاء بالزاي، وهي مدينة صغيرة يسكنها العجم، بينها وبين البصرة مسيرة أربع، وبينها وبين الكوفة مسيرة خمس” 12
“ويقال لها عاقولا وهي المصر المشهور يوما بارض بابل
من سواد العراق، مندرسة.” 3
“in southern Iraq; no longer in existence.” 4
Attestations
Notes
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description
“ܘܺܗܝ” should read “ܘܗܺܝ” .
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"Kufa" in WikipediaWorks Cited
Any information without attribution has been created following the Syriaca.org editorial guidelines.
- 1 The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, pp: 70, 198.
- 2 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ, pp: 561.
- 3 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية, pp: 519.
- 4 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, pp: 555.
- 5 Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī, Muʿjam al-buldān, vol: IV, pp: 557.
- 6 Aḥmad ibn Abī Yaʿqūb al-Yaʿqūbī, Kitāb al-buldān, pp: 235.
- 8 Ibn Baṭṭūta, Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūta. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, pp: 186, 187, 228, 229, 233, 243, 249, 572, 662.
- 9 Ibn Jubayr, Riḥlat Ibn Jubayr, pp: 205, 207, 209-213, 229, 234.
- 10 Roger Bagnall et al. (eds.), "http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912808," Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places
- 11 Ibn Baṭṭūta, Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūta. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, pp: 187.
- 12 Ibn Baṭṭūta, Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūta. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, pp: 228.
How to Cite This Entry
Thomas A. Carlson et al., “al-Kūfa — ܟܘܦܗ
” in The Beth Qaṭraye Gazetteer, last modified January 10, 2020, https://bqgazetteer.bethmardutho.org/place/452.
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Bibliography:
Thomas A. Carlson et al., “al-Kūfa — ܟܘܦܗ .” In The Beth Qaṭraye Gazetteer, edited by Haya Al Thani, Saif al-Murikhi, Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn, Abdul Rahman Chamseddine and Mario Kozah. Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, 2020. Entry published January 10, 2020. https://bqgazetteer.bethmardutho.org/place/452.About this Entry
Entry Title: al-Kūfa — ܟܘܦܗ
Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:
- Haya Al Thani, general editor, Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute
- Haya Al Thani, Saif al-Murikhi, Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn, Abdul Rahman Chamseddine, and Mario Kozah, editors, The Beth Qaṭraye Gazetteer
- Thomas A. Carlson, David A. Michelson, and Tobias Scheunchen, entry contributors, “al-Kūfa — ܟܘܦܗ ”
Additional Credit:
- Research on coordinates by Tobias Scheunchen
- Data correction and integration from Ibn Battuta, al-Bakri, al-Tabari, Nasir Khusraw, Ibn Jubayr, Isho’yahb III, Al-Muqaddasī, Ibn Ḥawqal, Al-Masūdī, Yāqūt b. ʿAbdallāh al-Ḥamawī by Tobias Scheunchen
- Ibn Jubayr data collection by Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn
- Ibn Jubayr data collection by Abdul Rahman Chamseddine
- Data merging and XML by William L. Potter
- Data merging and XML by David A. Michelson
- Ibn Battuta data collection by Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn
- Ibn Battuta data collection by Abdul Rahman Chamseddine
- Yaʿqūbī data collection by Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn
- Yaʿqūbī data collection by Abdul Rahman Chamseddine
- Initial Barsoum entry creation by David A. Michelson
- Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
- Syriac description entry by Robert Aydin
- Arabic description entry by Dayroyo Roger-Youssef Akhrass
- al-Ya`qubi data correction and integration by Thomas A. Carlson