Bathira
بثيرة
A strong fortress of modest size overlooking the sea; a valley of great size circles it, in al-Idrisi's account. 1
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Bathira: a fortress that is impregnable in its walls and modest in extent, overlooking the sea. It lies one stage from the island of Sicily, with its surrounding land. al-Idrisi reports that its valley is great and turns around it. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 599
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.599
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