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Bilaja

بلجة

A strong, lofty and guarded stronghold near the river al-Qarib, fifteen miles from Qasr Ibn Mankud. 1

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Bilaja: a strong, well-protected fortress and a towering stronghold, near which runs the river al-Qarib. It lies fifteen miles from the palace of Ibn Mankud, according to al-Idrisi. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 609
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.609
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