Sindbad the Sailor
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Once upon a time Sindbad the Sailor set out on his Arabian Nights adventures from Basra.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Arabians of the 10th century thought that the islands were where Sindbad the Sailor discovered the mystical, magnetic mountain in the Sea of Zanj.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plot is an intricate counterpoint of love-at-first-sight, financial skullduggery in shipping circles, and Berty's appearance at a ball, disguised as Sindbad the Sailor.
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Gwadar, which in the Baluchi language means Gateway of Winds, has been a haven for Arab seamen since the fabled Sindbad the Sailor cruised its coasts.
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I had dropped into a kind of sleep, in which I dreamt that I was Sindbad the Sailor, when I was awakened by a light step and the sound of a soft voice.
From Marjorie by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
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