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Nahr al-Asawira

نهر الأساورة

The Asāwira canal at Basra by Fil's house, dug by Abdallah ibn Amir — or, as some say, dug by the asāwira themselves.

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The River of the Asawira is a river at Basra, by the house of Fil, client of Ziyad. Abd Allah ibn Amir dug it, and some say the Asawira dug it. 1

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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