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[11] After one has passed through this narrow strait, a wide expanse of sea opens, which is favourable to navigation as far as the city of Teredon, 1 where after many losses the Euphrates mingles with the deep. 2 The entire gulf is bounded by a shore of 20,000 stadia, which is rounded as if turned on a lathe. All along the coast is a throng of cities and villages, and many ships sail to and fro.

1 In Babylonia.

2 It unites with the Tigris before flowing into the sea. The “losses” are diminution of its waters, and in the speed of their flow, because of alluvial deposits.

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