Dayr al-Jiss
دير الجص
A strong fortified stopping place with a wall of plaster and brick, a rest for travellers with no crops or trees, surrounded by desert on both sides; its people drink rainwater. 1
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Dayr al-Jiss: a strong fortress with a wall of gypsum plaster and fired brick, which is a lodging for travellers. It has no crops or trees, and a desert surrounds it on both sides. Its people drink from rainwater, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 683
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.683
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