Anzalan

انزلان

A populated harbour with buildings, the first land of the Ghumara; near it lies the fort of Tiqsas on the sea. 1

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Anzalan: a populous harbour with buildings, and the first land of Ghumara. al-Idrisi reports that near it is the fortress of Tiqsas on the sea. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 532
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.532
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