al-Marghab
المرغاب
al-Marghab at Basra — Bashir ibn Ubaydallah ibn Abi Bakra dug its canals by force within Hilal ibn Ahwaz's eight-thousand-jarib grant and named it Marghab Marw.
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al-Marghab: a place in Basra. The source reports that Bashir ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakra dug there the marghab, the water channels and the crossing canals by al-Taghlub, and named it "Marghab Marw". It was part of the estate of Hilal ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini, which was eight thousand jaribs. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Marghab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-marghab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.