Alwa
علوة
A town in Nubia on the bank of the Nile, five days' journey below Dunqula. Its people live by farming, fishing and trade. 1
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- Region
- East Africa & Swahili coast
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Overview
A city in the land of Nubia on the bank of the Nile, lying five days' journey below Dongola. Its people live by farming, hunting and trade. 1
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 38
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