Askanja
أسكنجة
A large city bordering the edge of the Mount Mont Jūn range, on the eastern bank of a river, with many springs and streams; the author gives thirty-five miles from Igriza 1.
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Askanja: a large city bordering the foot of Mount Mont Jun, on the bank of the river on the east side, according to al-Idrisi. It is a fine place with many springs and rivers. He reports that it lies thirty-five miles from Ikriza. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 875
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.875
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