1843.] As-Soyutis work on Earthquakes. 743 



At Antiochia a mountain fell into the sea, with 1005 houses. It 

 had been covered with about ninety villages. The river disappeared 

 one farsang's distance. Dreadful noises were heard at Tinnis. 



In Mecca all the springs disappeared. The earthquake extended 

 over Rakka, Harran, Ras el-'Ain, Emessa, Damascus, Rokha, Tarsus, 

 Massissa and Adina. On the shores of Syria, in Laodicea, mountains 

 moved with their inhabitants, and when it had destroyed #fW JI El-son, 

 it crossed the Euphrates, and was felt in Khorassan. 



249. In Dhul Hajj was a very violent earthquake, at Rai the houses 

 fell down, and the people took flight into the fields, 



258. At Wasit about 20,000 persons were buried under their houses, 

 by an earthquake. 



268. At Bagdad an earthquake, followed by torrents of rain and 

 a thunder-storm. 



280. At Ardebil six earthquakes took place in the course of this 

 year; 100,000 persons died under the ruins of their houses. One of 

 these earthquakes was preceded by an eclipse of the moon, darkness 

 and wind. 



288. An earthquake which lasted for some days. 



289. In Rejeb at Bagdad, it lasted for some days. 



On the day of Arafat which fell in summer, the wind was so cold, 

 that the people were obliged to dress in furs. 



300. A mountain split at Dinawar, and streams of water gushed 

 out from it, which submerged many villages. A star split into three 

 pieces, and this was followed by a frightful noise. 



331. At Nesa many buildings tumbled down, and many people 

 perished. 



344. An earthquake in Egypt ; it lasted three hours, and did great 

 damage. 



345. An earthquake at Hamadan, many lives were lost. 



346. An earthquake at Rai and about that town, it lasted 40 days, 

 then it discontinued for sometime, but it again returned. It extended 

 to Talikan, and there sunk 150 villages belonging to Rai. At Rai a 

 mountain sunk, and an enormous chasm opened from which water 

 and smoke gushed out. 



347. An earthquake at Komm, Holwan, Kaman and Jebal, many 

 people perished ; at the same time Bagdad suffered from an earthquake. 



