Armant
أرمنت
A town on the east bank of the Nile, a day's sail from Isna. It has palms and trees bearing several kinds of fruit, and the author says its Coptic-era construction is fine and rare in comparison with other regions. 1
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Armant: a city on the east bank of the Nile, a day's journey from Isna, according to al-Idrisi. It has palm trees and trees that bear many kinds of fruit. Its building is of good Coptic work, and he reports that its like is rare in the lands. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 129
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.129
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