Red Sea - [ Syriac Not Available ]

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The sea between Egypt and Arabia

Names

  • Red Sea
  • البحر الأخير2
  • بحر جدة ومصر2
  • خليج ايلة2

Place Type

open-water

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 19° Long. 39.5°1

Attestation

Attestation of names البحر الأخير, خليج ايلة, and بحر جدة ومصر, in the Kitāb al-aʿlāq al-nafīsa of Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar Ibn Rustah.

البحر الأخير2 خليج ايلة2 بحر جدة ومصر2 2
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  • 1 https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/39290
  • 2 Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar Ibn Rustah, Kitāb al-aʿlāq al-nafīsa (Leiden: Brill, 1891)., p: 84, 87.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, “Red Sea” last modified August 9, 2017, http://syriaca.org/place/2933.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson, “Red Sea.”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2017. Entry published August 9, 2017. http://syriaca.org/place/2933.

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Entry Title: Red Sea

Additional Credit:

  • Data merging, Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Ibn Rustah data collection by Abdul Rahman Chamseddine
  • Ibn Rustah data correction and integration by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz

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