The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate

Meticulously researched, this volume examines the Mesopotamia and Persia along with the nearer parts of central Asia.

G. Le Strange (Author)

9781107600140, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 June 2011

596 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 3.4 cm, 0.64 kg

The Cambridge Geographical Series originated in the late nineteenth century as a means of providing introductory guides to a broad variety of topics. In this volume, which was first published in 1905, the focus is on the information gathered by medieval Arab, Persian and Turkish geographers, who described the Mesopotamia and Persia, together with the nearer parts of central Asia. The text is consummately researched, quoting from a broad range of sources, and containing numerous maps of the area during different periods. Written with the general reader in mind, this is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Middle East or historical geography.

1. Introductory
2. 'Irâk
3. 'Irâk (continued)
4. 'Irâk (continued)
5. 'Irâk (continued)
6. Jazîrah
7. Jazîrah (continued)
8. The upper Euphrates
9. Rûm or Asia Minor
10. Rûm (continued)
11. Adharbâyjân
12. Gîlân and the north-west provinces
13. Jibâl
14. Jibâl (continued)
15. Jibâl (continued)
16. Khûzistân
17. Fârs
18. Fârs (continued)
19. Fârs (continued)
20. Fârs (continued)
21. Kirmân
22. Kirmân (continued)
23. The great desert and Makrân
24. Sijistân
25. Kûhistân
26. Kûmis, Tabaristân and Jurjân
27. Khurâsân
28. Khurâsân (continued)
29. Khurâsân (continued)
30. Khurâsân (continued)
31. The Oxus
32. Khwârizm
33. Sughd
34. The provinces of the Jaxartes
Index.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]