Firab
فربر
A populous town of handsome buildings and neat streets, strong in itself, on the far bank of the river, reached by boat. 1
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Firab is a populous town with fine buildings and pleasant streets, well fortified in itself. It lies on the west bank of the river, and one crosses to it from the other bank by boat, 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. 493
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.493
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