Note 195 — KHALIFAH THE FISHERMAN OF BAGHDAD.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Al-Rasíf”; usually a river-quay, levée, an embankment. Here it refers to the great dyke which distributed the Tigris-water.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Al-Rasíf”; usually a river-quay, levée, an embankment. Here it refers to the great dyke which distributed the Tigris-water.