Abarqawayh
ابرقويه
A strong, fertile city rich in trees, walled with earth, most buildings of mud brick, with cheap prices; 123 miles from Kath. 1
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Abarqawayh: a strong and fertile town with many trees. Al-Idrisi describes it as having a wall of earth, most of its buildings of mud brick, and cheap prices. It lies one hundred and twenty-three miles from Kutha. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 429
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.429
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