Thomas A. Carlson (ed.), "Shabakhtān — ܫܒܟܬܐܢ " in last modified January 14, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/689
    
        
            
                
                    Shabakhtān
                    ܫܒܟܬܐܢ
                    شبختان
                    Shabakhtan
                    A medieval region east of Edessa and north of Harran, mentioned in Arabic chronicles from the Crusader period.
          
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                        ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ
                        
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                        كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية
                        
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                        The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences
                        
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