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Barada River

نهر بردى

A river that splits within the city into channels running to its houses, baths and gardens. Al-Idrisi says its flow can be heard from far off, and that it is not drunk because washing places drain into it. 1

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The River Barada is a river that branches within the city into rivers and channels, which run to its houses, baths and gardens. Al-Idrisi describes it as audible from afar because of the force of its flow, and as not fit for drinking because washing outlets empty into it. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 367
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.367
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