Bilzama
بلزمة
A fortified town near Constantine with a suburb, a market and wells, set in a broad plain, built of large stones, its people proud and strong. 1
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Bilzama: a fortress near Constantine, with a suburb, a market and wells. It stands in the middle of a wide plain, and its building is of great stones. al-Idrisi describes its people as having honour and strength. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 270
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.270
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