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Abr Kawan: an island in the sea off Fars. al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As conquered it with an army from Abd al-Qays, al-Azd, Tamim and Banu Najiyya, and it was the first part of the Fars coast to be conquered. Common people know it as "Banu Kawan". ¹

Sources

Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)

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islam.museum contributors. “Abr Kawan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/abr-kawan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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