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Barqana

برقانة

A fortified stronghold with much water, gardens and vineyards, one stage from Jarawa. 1

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Barqana: a castle with a fortress on it, with much water, and with gardens and vineyards, according to al-Idrisi. It lies one stage from Jarawa. 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. 248
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.248
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islam.museum contributors. “Barqana”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/barqana/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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