Athūr - اثور
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“Modern ḳalʿat s̲h̲arḳāt , a large ancient mound on the west bank of the River Tigris in the vilāyet of Mawṣil, about 250 km. north of Bag̲h̲dād and about 100 km. south of Mawsil, in 35° 30′ N and 45° 15′ E.” 2
Names
- اثور1
- Athūr
Place Type
region
Descriptions
“وسنجار مدينة باثور” 1
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Works Cited
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- 1 Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Maqdisī, Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fī maʿrifat al-aqālīm, pp: 27.
- 2 P. Bearman (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition
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