On the Nature of Lakes

Abstract

Chapters 12 lists the principal lakes of the known world; this list overlaps in part with the list of seas in chapter 10. Some of lakes mentioned can be tentatively identified with modern bodies of water, including Lake Urumieh, Lake Sōwar, Čašma-yi Sabz in Afghanistan, Aral Sea, and Gaud-i Zira in the Sistan region.