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

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" Hasankeyf - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Sinclair, Thomas A.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061872
Doc. NO	:	ALei2269
Main Entry	:	Sinclair, Thomas A.
Title & Author	:	Hasankeyf - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Sinclair, Thomas A.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,148 words)
Abstract	:	Hasankeyf (Ar. Ḥiṣn Kayfā, Ḥiṣn; Ott. Ḥıṣn-ı Keyf) is a town on the upper Tigris east of Āmid/Diyarbakır, in present-day southeastern Turkey. The bulk of the early settlement lay on easy ground south of the Tigris, and in the fourth/tenth century, it appears to have spread to the north bank. The fortress stood on cliffs above the main settlement, with which it was connected by a paved road descending past decorated gateways. An impressive bridge, probably built in 510/1116–7 (though this date does not
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2269.pdf