The history of the industrial and commercial area of 'Abbāsid Al-Raqqa, called Al-Raqqa Al-Muhtariqa

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

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  Heidemann, Stefan ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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