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Safi al din al Baghdadi (1338)
Marasid al Ittila ala Asma al-Amkina wal Biqa
(Observation and information on the names of places and countries.)
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Taken from: Youssuf KamaltomeIVfasc2
Journal asiatique: 1846
Also called: Ibn Abdulhagq; Safideen Abdulmumin al Baghdadi
Is in fact an abbreviation of the work of Yakut.
Also called Meracid or Merassid or Meraced or ittila
Originally from: Lexicon geographicum, (Juynboll 1850 I II III) in Arab
Book of the letter BA
Bahr al-Zandj
(fol 81) The sea of the Zendjs is the sea of India: the zendjs occupy the south, and India the north. The Zendjs placed under the star Canopus live in a complete and very big continent and many islands.
Barbara
Book of the letter SIN
Soufala
Book of the letter QAF
Al Qoumar
Book of the letter KAF
Kilwa
Book of the letter MIM
Maqdachou
Manbasa
Manfiya: locality well known on the shore of the sea of Zandj.
(I did not find so far the explanation that goes with all the entries here mentioned)
(fol 81) The sea of the Zendjs is the sea of India: the zendjs occupy the south, and India the north. The Zendjs placed under the star Canopus live in a complete and very big continent and many islands.