Format:
XII, 135 S. :
,
Ill. ;
,
24 cm.
ISBN:
0-88706-067-6
Series Statement:
Unesco collection of representative works / Persian heritage series 36
Uniform Title:
Safarnāma
Note:
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
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Islam
;
1004-1078 Nāṣir Ḫusrau
;
Reisebericht
Author information:
Thackston, Wheeler M. 1944-
