al-Ahwāz - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" al-Ahwāz - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Tillier, Mathieu

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1059952
Doc. NO	:	ALei349
Main Entry	:	Tillier, Mathieu
Title & Author	:	al-Ahwāz - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Tillier, Mathieu
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,245 words)
Abstract	:	Al-Ahwāz (Pers. Ahvāz) is a city in Khūzistān (a province of southwestern Persia), located at 31° 19' N, 48° 46' E. It is situated on both sides of the Kārūn River (also known as Dujayl, the “small Tigris”), where the river enters the plain after cutting through a chain of sandstone hills that cause rapids that long prevented the river's navigation. The city was probably built on the site of the Achaemenid city of Tareiana, where the royal road connecting Susa with Persepolis crossed the river by a
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei349.pdf