As-Sinn

Al-Sinn stood on the eastern bank of the Tigris between Mosul and Tikrit, near the place where the Lesser Zab joins the great river. Medieval geographers described it as a flourishing town and called it al-Sinn al-Barimma to distinguish it from other places of the same name. From here the postal road followed the Tigris south towards Samarra and Baghdad, passing smaller settlements beneath the hills along the river.