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al-Shadhrawan

الشاذروان

A great dam built in front of Tustar in the water channel by Sasanian rulers, faced with stone; al-Idrisi says it held back the water until it stood above the land around it. 1

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Al-Shadhrawan is a great dam built by the Sasanian kings in front of Tustar in the course of the water, and it is fastened with stone. Al-Idrisi mentions that the water was held back by it until it rose above the land around it. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 393
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.393
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Shadhrawan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/shadhrawan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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