al-Baḥr al-Buntusi
البحر البنطسي
A large gulf-like sea joined to the Dark Sea, bordered by the lands of Heraclius, the Bentim, the Khazars, the Qumans and the Rus, beginning near Constantinople 1.
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Overview
The Pontic Sea: a large gulf-like sea connected to the Sea of Darkness. The lands of Heraclius, the Bontim, the Khazariyya, the Qumaniyya and the Russians overlook it, and its source is near Constantinople. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 905
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.905
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