Barza District
كورة برزة
An Azerbaijani district of the Awad tribe whose chief town one of them peopled and fortified; a minbar was set there in 239 AH despite the Awadis' resentment.
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The district of Barza: a district of Azerbaijan belonging to the Awd, according to al-Baladhuri. A man of theirs gathered people to it and built a fortress there, and in the year 239 AH a pulpit was made there against the wish of the Awdiyyun. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Barza District”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/barza/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.