Dalas
دلاص
A town on the east bank of the main Nile, known for the dalasi armour attributed to its craft. The author says Berber and other raiding groups damaged its settlement, so fewer people remained there. 1
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Dalas: a city on the east bank of most of the Nile. al-Idrisi reports that the polished coats of mail attributed to its craft were known by it, and that the Berbers and the worst of the Arabs spoiled its building, so that few of its people remained. This is the author's account of its history. 2
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- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 131
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.131
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