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Book/Printed Material Mirʼāt al-arz̤, yaʻnī, Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam : barā-yi ṭalabā-yi madāris-i qalamraw-i Afghānistān va mamālik-i maḥrūsah-i ān Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam / مرأة الارض، يعنے، مختصر جغرافيه عالم : براى طلباى مدارس قلمرو افغانستان و ممالک محروسه أن

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Title

  • Mirʼāt al-arz̤, yaʻnī, Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam : barā-yi ṭalabā-yi madāris-i qalamraw-i Afghānistān va mamālik-i maḥrūsah-i ān

Other Title

  • Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam
  • مرأة الارض، يعنے، مختصر جغرافيه عالم : براى طلباى مدارس قلمرو افغانستان و ممالک محروسه أن

Summary

  • Brief geography of the world; a textbook of geography for Afghan students during the reign of Ḥabibullah Khān, the Amir of Afghanistan.
  • Mirʼāt al-arz̤ (Mirror of the world) is a text on geography, written for Afghan students. The work begins with a discussion of general topics, such as the shape of the Earth and its rotational motion and revolution about the sun, the great circles, and geographical longitude. It then presents information on each of the continents, listing the area of each and "well-known" countries and cities located therein. Each of the listed countries is further discussed by a presentation of boundaries in the cardinal directions, its capital, the name of the ruler, comments on the method of governance, its economic wealth, and the size of its army. The book concludes with a glossary of common geographical terms, such as gulf, peninsula, and so forth. It contains no maps or illustrations. The work was published in 1905-6, during the reign of Habibullah Khan (ruled 1901-19). The author is not listed. World Digital Library.

Created / Published

  • Kābul : [publisher not identified], 1323 [1905 or 1906]

Headings

  • -  Geography--Textbooks
  • -  Afghanistan

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  In Persian.

Medium

  • 106 pages ; 18 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G126 .M67 1905

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002344680

Online Format

  • pdf
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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Persian Language Manuscript Project are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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Chicago citation style:

Mirʼāt al-arz̤, yaʻnī, Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam: barā-yi ṭalabā-yi madāris-i qalamraw-i Afghānistān va mamālik-i maḥrūsah-i ān. [Kābul: Publisher Not Identified, 1905 or 1906, 1905] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2002344680/.

APA citation style:

(1905) Mirʼāt al-arz̤, yaʻnī, Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam: barā-yi ṭalabā-yi madāris-i qalamraw-i Afghānistān va mamālik-i maḥrūsah-i ān. [Kābul: Publisher Not Identified, 1905 or 1906] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2002344680/.

MLA citation style:

Mirʼāt al-arz̤, yaʻnī, Mukhtaṣar-i jughrāfiyah-i ʻālam: barā-yi ṭalabā-yi madāris-i qalamraw-i Afghānistān va mamālik-i maḥrūsah-i ān. [Kābul: Publisher Not Identified, 1905 or 1906, 1905] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002344680/>.