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                    al-Sawād
                    ܠܚܩܐ
                    ܠܰܚܩܐ
                    السواد
                    southern Iraq
                    A fertile region in southern Iraq.
          
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                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawad
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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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