Farah
فرة
A city larger than al-Qarnayn, with about sixty villages, many palms and fruits; three stages from Jazah, with a river that waters most of its districts. 1
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Farah is a city larger than Qarnayn, with about sixty villages and much palm and abundant fruit. It lies three stages from Jazza, and a river runs through it that waters most of its districts. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 457
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.457
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