Barqa (Cyrenaica) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Barqa (Cyrenaica) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Krais, Jakob

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060944
Doc. NO	:	ALei1341
Main Entry	:	Krais, Jakob
Title & Author	:	Barqa (Cyrenaica) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Krais, Jakob
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,674 words)
Abstract	:	Barqa (usually known in European languages as Cyrenaica ) is a historic region in eastern Libya. The name Barqa, given to the region by the Arab conquerors in the first/seventh century, derives from that of the ancient city of Barce (Gk., Bárkē; today al-Marj). Barqa covers approximately 850,000 square kilometres and had a population of 1.6 million in 2006. Situated between the Gulf of Sirt and the Egyptian border, it is dominated by the mountain range of al-Jabal al-Akhḍar. Most of the region consists of
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1341.pdf