Kassion [mountain] - Kassion

Japanese: カシオン[山] - かしおん
Kassion [mountain] - Kassion

Damascus is Latin for Damascus, and Arabic for Dimashq or al-Sham. It is an oasis city in the center of Syria (historical Syria), with the Qāsiyūn mountain behind it, the Ghūṭa forest on the southeastern outskirts, and the agricultural region of Hauran to the south. The city's water supply depends on small rivers such as the Baradā, Banās, and Yazid, and by the 13th century, waterworks had already been built to cover the rivers that flowed into the city.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mount Cassion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ダマスクスはラテン語で,アラビア語ではディマシュクDimashqあるいはシャームal‐Shāmという。シリア地方(歴史的シリア)の中央部にあるオアシス都市で,背後にカシオンQāsiyūn山をひかえ,南東の郊外にはグータal‐Ghūṭaの森が広がり,南へ向かってはハウラーンの農耕地帯が展開する。町の用水はバラダーBaradā川,バーナース川,ヤジード川などの小河川に依存し,13世紀にはすでに市内に流れこむ川を暗渠にした水道施設がつくられていた。…

※「カシオン[山]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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