Publications, Issue 20

Turtushah,1 a city of the fifth climate, in Andulus, adjoining the territory of the Franks; and this is the last place of Islam, or the country inhabited by the Muselmans.

Taraf,8 a territory of Bengdlah.

Tarfan,5 a country of Khataf.*

Tavalish,5 a territory between the provinces of Gilan and Mdghan :6 it comprises a district inhabited by the people of Talish.7

Omman, (or Umman,8) a country of the first climate: from this the Bahr-i-Omman (the Sea of Omman, or the Persian Gulf) derives its name; and the chief town of this country is called Sahhar.9

Amuriah,10 a city of the fifth climate, in Rum.

Avasim," a country of Sham (or Syria): its chief place is Antakiah. The celebrated historian Ibn Jar'ir Tabri12 relates that Hdrun Ar'ra

shid,1* in the year 170, brought families separately from the province of Jezlreh and from Kaniserin,* and so peopled this place, and called it Avasim.

Ghijdavan,5 a place near Bokhara: from this place the Sheikh Abd al Khdlek* distinguished for his skill in painting, derives the surname of GhijddvAni*

Ghalatifun," an ocean in the extreme borders of the north; and the islands of it are called Zulmat,T or " Darkness."!

* This was the great Khalifah (&^A~~) so distinguished in Arabian and Persian history. The year 170 of the Muhammedan era corresponds to 780 of Christ.

•f la the article "TtJRaN," our author has already mentioned the region of Zulmat, the hyperborean country of Cimmerian darkness.

Fareh,' a place in the territory of Tus.

Fashan,2 (according to the Arabic method of writing Pashan,3) a village belonging to the territory of Herat.

Faiju,* the Arabic manner of writing (or pronouncing) Paigu,5 a maritime country of Chin.

Filistin,6 a region of Sham (or Syria), Demeshk (or Damascus), and Misr (or Egypt), comprising Ramlah,7 Askalan,8 Beit alMukuddes9 (Jerusalem), Kanaan,10 Bilka,11 Masisah,12 and other cities; and from this province is denominated the " Biaban-iFilistin "1S (or Desert of Palestine), which is also called the "Tiah Beni-Israil.""

J Kavan," a village of GQan, so written according to the Arabic manner for Kavan spelt with the letter K CJ.16

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Kahhkar,1 a village belonging to Basrah.2

Kurafah,3 is a certain place.*

KA Raman,4 a country so called after a man named Karaman: it is bounded by Armenia the Lesser and the shores of the Sea of Rum; and it comprises Kunieh,5 Larendeh,8 Akserai,7 and other towns; and from this country a tribe of Turkomans derive the name of Kardmanlu.6

Kirkiz,9 a region of the seventh climate, in Turkestan; the chief city is situated on the summit of a mountain: the original name was Kereh Kiz,10f words signifying " the forty damsels" (or daughters); for at first forty damsels resided at that place, and the name was accordingly given to it. It has also been said that Kirkiz is a country of which the royal capital is Karakrim.11

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Kilmak,1 a tribe of Turks (or Tatars), whose country is adjacent to Khita.2 and Khoten.3

Kumaligh,4 a city of Turan: it is also called Belasaghun.8

Kumis,6 a territory of Khurasan: in it are situr ated Semnan,7 Bastam," and Faravah.9

Kuhistan ;10 so in the Arabic manner is written the Persian word Kuhistan,11 signifying generally a mountainous country. In the Kuhistan of Khuras4n are situated Kain,12 Berjend,13 Desht-i-Biaz,1* Tabs Masina,15 besides other towns and places.