Shirin River
نهر شيرين
A river rising in the Bazarnaj range, watering the districts of Farzak and Jaladjan, and running to the sea near Jannaba. 1
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The River Shirin comes out of Mount Bazarang and waters the rustaq (district) of Furzuk and al-Jaladjan. It then runs on until it empties into the sea near Janaba, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 421
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.421
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