Akhrida (Ohrid)
أخريذة
A great city with many buildings, broad and pleasant, with a great lake nearby where fish are taken; a day from Bulgo. 1
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Overview
Akhrida (Ohrid): a noble town with many buildings, spacious and pleasant, as al-Idrisi describes it. Near it is a large lake where fish are caught. 1
Location
It lies one day's journey from Bulgo. 1
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 792
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