Histories

And further, if the Etesian winds were the cause, then the other rivers which flow contrary to those winds should be affected like the Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), AfricaNile, and even more so, since being smaller they have a weaker current. Yet there are many rivers in Syria [38,35] (nation), Asia Syria and many in Libya [17,25] (nation), AfricaLibya, and they behave nothing like the Nahr an- Nil [31.1,30.166] (river), AfricaNile.