Lake Tiberias
بحيرة طبرية
A lake fed by the rivers of Bisan, the Yarmuk and al-Hadd, whose water flows on to the lake of Zughar; al-Idrisi describes it as lying between two mountains. 1
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Lake Tiberias: its waters come from the rivers of Baysan, al-Yarmuk and al-Hadd, and its water flows until it falls into Lake Zughar. al-Idrisi describes it as a place between two mountains. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 355
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.355
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