Agriculture in al-Hamdānī's Yemen: A survey from early islamic geographical texts

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-412

  Varisco, Daniel Martin ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cultivated crops; Geography; Irrigation; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449461852     PISSN: 00224995     EISSN: 15685209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156852009X458205     Document Type: Article

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