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Sayhan

سيحان

Sayhan, the Basra canal that belonged to the Barmakids — they themselves named it Sayhan.

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Sayhan is a river at Basra, which belonged to the Barmakids. Al-Baladhuri mentions that it was they who named it Sayhan. 1

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Sayhan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/nahr-sayhan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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