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Ansina

أنصنا

An old city on the east bank of the Nile with gardens and abundant fruit. The author says it is known as the city of magicians, from which Pharaoh brought them for the appointed day of the encounter with Musa 1.

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Ansina: an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile, with gardens and many fruits. al-Idrisi reports that it is known as the city of the sorcerers, and that Pharaoh brought them from it for the appointed day of their meeting with Musa. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 124
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.124
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islam.museum contributors. “Ansina”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/ansina/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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