Suraws
سراوس
A town on the river Shurya, a river of many benefits rising in the Ashlub mountains and flowing into the lake of Ghaghan; one of the towns of the Kimak. 1
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Suraws is a city on the river Shariya, which is very beneficial. The river rises from Mount Ushlub and empties into Lake Ghaghan. It is one of the cities of the Kimak, 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. 709
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.709
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