Agriculture in al-Hamdānī's Yemen: A Survey from Early Islamic Geographical Texts

Abstract The area of Yemen has been one of the most productive agricultural regions in the Arab World since the beginning of Islam. This article surveys the available knowledge from Arabic geographical and historical texts on the state of agriculture in Yemen during the early Islamic period up throu...

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Main Author: Varisco, Daniel Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2009
In: Journal of the economic and social history of the Orient
Year: 2009, Volume: 52, Issue: 3, Pages: 382-412
Further subjects:B Geography
B CULTIVATED CROPS
B IRRIGATION
B Agriculture
B Yemen
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