Balikh — ܢܗܪ ܒܐܠܚ
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Balikh; ܢܗܪ ܒܐܠܚ; ܢܗܰܪ ܒܰܐܠܚ; نهر البليخ; Balikh river; البليخ
A tributary of the Euphrates that enters it at al-Raqqa.
event: 1224/1228
Attestation of name البليخ in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī.
GEDSH article "Edessa" identifies with Daysan, but the identification is contested.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/43
identifier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balikh_River
identifier: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Balikh_River
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 138 Map III
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 546
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 510
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 570
Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī I:584