Dazak
دزك
A populated city with much trade and brisk goods, near a salt mountain named for the saltiness of most of its water. 1
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A populous city with many markets and goods in demand. It lies near a mountain called "the Salt" because most of its water is salty, 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. 174
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.174
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