Referenced In

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"Regarding the burning of the dead, Mr. Phillips quotes a notice by M. Jaubert: “The town of Zaitun is situated half a day’s journey inland from the sea. At the place where the ships anchor, the water is fresh… Zaitun is 30 days’ journey from Khanbaligh.”"