al-Ahsa
الأحساء
A city on the Gulf coast, fine but small, which al-Idrisi says the Qaramita once held; two stages from al-Qatif. 1
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Overview
Al-Ahsa: a town on the Persian Gulf, pleasant but small, according to al-Idrisi. 1
Location and history
Al-Idrisi says that the Qarmatians were in it. It lies two stages from al-Qatif. 1
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 386
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Ahsa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-ahsa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.