a town of Turkey, in Asia, seated on the western bank of the river Euphrates. It is the pleasantest place in all these parts; for there is plenty of olives, oranges, citrons, lemons, pomegranates, and dates. Of these last there are prodigious quantities, and there are two forts not common elsewhere. The fields are sown with cotton, and the corn grows extremely high. The town is divided into two parts, the largest of which is surrounded with old walls; and the houses are built with brick and stone, with gardens belonging to them. E. Long. 41. 35. N. Lat. 33. 30.