Al-Manhi branch
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A branch that leaves the main Nile and is called al-Manhi in that region. It runs westward, and Zamakhir lies at its mouth on the west bank. 1
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al-Manhi: a branch that leaves most of the Nile near Asyut, where it is called al-Manhi, and flows towards the west. Zamakhir lies at its mouth on the west bank, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 130
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.130
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