Baqṣīn
بقصين
A famous city mentioned in many ancient capitals, with farms, craftsmen and scholars, on the Danube to the south 1.
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Baqsayn: a famous city mentioned among many ancient capitals, according to al-Idrisi. It has farms, craftsmen and scholars, and it lies to the south on the river Danu. 2
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- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 884
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.884
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islam.museum contributors. “Baqṣīn”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/baqsayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.