Ibn Jubair: Tadhkirat bial’akhbar;
(Reminder of the News of Travel) (1185) (Andalus)
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Taken from: masaha.org/category/44 تذكرة بالأخبار عن اتقافات الأسفار by محمد بن أحمد ابن جبير
Sohar (in Oman)
Said Al-Azizi: Oman is a great city with a harbour for ships from Sind, India, China and Zinj, and the Kasbah (1) is called Sohar (2) and not on the Persian Sea and the cities are more honorable, and its belongings are about three hundred leagues (4), which are the homes of Al-Azd (3).
Note: He copied this from; Al Hasan ibn Ahmad Azizi Almhellba : al Masalik wal Mamalik (Book of Roads and Kingdoms Azizi) (d990).
(1) Kasbah: a type of fortress
(2) Sohar: coastal city In Oman close to the border with Dubai.
(3) Al-Azd: is one of the largest Arab tribes which descended from the Nabataeans, and was the first tribe to inhabit Arabia.
(4) Leagues: any of several European units of measurement ranging from 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 km).