Shabakhtān — ܫܒܟܬܐܢ
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Shabakhtān; ܫܒܟܬܐܢ; شبختان; Shabakhtan
A medieval region east of Edessa and north of Harran, mentioned in Arabic chronicles from the Crusader period.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/689
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 538
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 505
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 559