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particularly at Aleppo and Emessa, where they were destructive ; also in 

 Hamat, Kafertab,and Taima. In the 4th of Rajeb at day time at Damascus 

 it was so violent, that never the like had been seen ; it caused some des- 

 truction. In the night of Friday the 8 th of Rajeb there were three earth- 

 quakes, which were followed by other earthquakes on Saturday, Sunday 

 and Monday night, and several shocks after that. It did great damage 

 in Hamat, Shiraz, and Emessa. In Damascus it did not begin before 

 Monday the 29th of Rejeb, but caused great consternation. Another 

 earthquake took place on the 24th of Ramazan, which was terribly felt 

 at Aleppo, and Hamat (Apamea,) where it continued for sometime with 

 intermissions. In the night of Saturday the 10th of Shawal and in 

 the night of the 10th of Dilkada, and on the night of the 23d and 25th 

 of the same month, people were so frightened by earthquakes, that they 

 took refuge in the fields. Apamea was destroyed. 



565. An earthquake in Syria, Mesopotamia and almost all the 

 world ; it destroyed many walls and houses in Syria, more particularly 

 at Damascus, Emessa, Apamea, Aleppo and Balbek. 



574. In Armenia and in the country of Irbil. 



575. A great earthquake. 



592. Great wind over all the world, and an earthquake in Egypt. 



593. A large star was split, and a tremendous noise was caused by 

 it, which made the earth tremble. This took place on Friday the 9th 

 of Jornada 2d. 



597. In Shawan, there was an earthquake almost over all the world, 

 more particularly in Upper Egypt, where it caused great destruction ; it 

 extended over Syria and the sea, Mesopotamia, the Greek Empire and 

 Irak ; it was particularly destructive in Syria. It was also felt in Ar- 

 menia, Azerbijan, and it is calculated that through this earthquake 

 1,100,000 lives were lost. The first shock lasted but a short time, but 

 after that it continued for several days, and it seems that it came from 

 Mesopotamia to the sea-coast. 



578. In Shaban at Emessa, the castle of the Kurds was destroyed ; it 

 extended as far as Nablus. 



600. An earthquake in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria, Mausil, Irak, the 

 Greek Empire and Cyprus ; it extended as far as Sabta in the 

 Maghrib. 



605. An earthquake at Nishapur, which lasted ten days. 



