A’zaz: Cotton Cultivators and Manufacturers

Date: c. 1840

Sir John Bowring (d. 1872), the city of A’zaz engaged with the production of cotton crops and fabrics. During this period, A’zaz produced 600-700 qinṭārs of cotton (1 Syrian qinṭār = 256.4 kg). See also: Cotton Weaver; Dyer and Textile Printer.

Citation: Bowring, John. Report on the Commercial Statistics of Syria (London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1840. Reprinted: New York: Arno Press, 1973), p. 13.