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Alsh (Elche, in the Spanish Levant)

ألش (إلتشي)

Alsh, now Elche, is a small town in the Spanish Levant, about twelve miles south-west of Alicante. It is noted for its palm groves, which still exist, and which Muslim authors such as Ibn Sa'id and al-Qazwini described 1.

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Alsh, now Elche, is a small town in the Spanish Levant, about twelve miles south-west of Alicante. 1

Palm groves

The town is noted for its palm groves, which still exist, and which Muslim authors such as Ibn Sa'id and al-Qazwini described. 1

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  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 444
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