Map of ash-Sham (Syria), by Istakhri. The 10th and 11th centuries were the era of the 'Atlas of Islam' - collections of maps which usually included representations of 17 Islamic countries. The sea to the left is <i>Bahr al-Rum</i> (Sea of the Greeks/Romans, which is the Mediterranean Sea)
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Istakhri" class="extiw" title="w:en:Istakhri"><span title="Iranian geographer">Istakhri</span></a>
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