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Basna

بصنا

A small town where curtains bearing its name are made; al-Idrisi describes it as pleasant with many gardens. 1

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Basna: a small city in which the curtains attributed to it are made. al-Idrisi describes it as fine in its quarters and rich in pleasure grounds. 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. 397
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.397
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islam.museum contributors. “Basna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/basna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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