Selections from the

Hudud al-'Alam
(The Regions of the World)

* This material, which is presented solely for non-commercial educational/research purposes, comprises selections from the Hudud al-'Alam describing China, India, Iran, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt, and other parts of Africa. Minorsky's translation was published in 1937, reissued in 1970, and reissued again under the editorship of C. E. Bosworth (Cambridge, 1982). Minorsky's Preface is available on Vassil Karloukovski's website, along with some other sections of the book. Additional maps of these areas are available on our Maps Page.

  9. Chinistan

10. Hindustan

23. Khurasan

24. Marches of Khurasan

25. Transoxiana

26. Marches of Transoxiana

27. Sind

28. Kirman

29. Fars

30. Khuzistan

31. Jibal

32. Daylaman

33. 'Iraq

34. Jazira

35. Adharbadhagan

36. Arminiya and Arran

37. Arabs

38. Syria

39. Egypt

40. Maghrib

41. Spain

42. The Country of Byzantium (Rum)

48. Alans

54.-60. Southern Uninhabited lands [Africa]

55. Zangistan
56. Zabaj
57. Abyssinia
58. Buja
59. Nubia
60. Sudan

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