Ein es-Sultan camp: Difference between revisions

The Crusader improved the water mills at Ein as Sultan to crush sugar cane in ''tawahin es-sukkar'' (sugar mills) and exported the sugar to Jerusalem.<ref>Michael Dumper, Bruce E. Stanley, Janet L. Abu-Lughod (2007) Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, ISBN 1576079198 p 205</ref><ref>Abraham L. Udovitch (1981) The Islamic Middle East, 700-1900: Studies in Economic and Social History Darwin Press, ISBN 0878500308 p 122</ref> The Crusaders are credited with introducing [[sugarcane]] production to the city.<ref name=Hull> Hull, Edward (1855). Mount Seir, Sinai and Western Palestine. Richard Bently and Sons..</ref>