Buwayra
بويرة
The name al-Mas'udi gives for the Frankish royal seat in his day — a great city among some 150 towns of the realm 1.
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Buwayra: a name al-Mas'udi gave to the seat of the Frankish kingdom in his time. He described it as a great city, and reported that the Franks had about a hundred and fifty other cities of buildings and districts. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 357
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.357
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islam.museum contributors. “Buwayra”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/buwayra/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.