Astrolabe Catalogue

Azimuth of Qibla

Type: Azimuth of Qibla
Geometry: Arc
Unit of measurement: Cities
Numbered: Not numbered
Repeats: 1 times

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

UR: Upper right quadrant (inside circular scales) (UR)

Inscription(s):

Type: City name
Content: مدينه مشرفه
Translation: Medina Musharafa
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
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Type: City name
Content: بصره
Translation: Basra
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: نجواسرو
Translation: Najwaseru
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: بغداد
Translation: Baghdad
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: همدان
Translation: Hamadan
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: قزوين
Translation: Qazvin
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: اصفهان
Translation: ّIsfahan
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: يزد
Translation: Yazd
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: مشهد مقدس
Translation: Messhad Muqaddas
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
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Type: City name
Content: خوارزم
Translation: Khwarizm
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
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Type: City name
Content: سمرقند
Translation: Samarqand
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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Type: City name
Content: بلخ
Translation: Balkh
Language: Persian
Script: Nashki
Notes:
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