al-Nahrawan
النهروان
A small town crossed in its middle by the Nahrawan canal, on the road east of Baghdad, listed among the places of the Sawad. 1
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al-Nahrawan: a small town, cut through its middle by the river al-Nahrawan. It lies on the road from Baghdad to the east. al-Idrisi mentions it among the places of al-Sawad. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 668
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.668
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