Furmīza
فرميزة
A fine city on the bank of a river, with wide territory, many buildings and collected revenues; the author names the river Mūrīn 1.
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Furmiza is a fine town on the bank of a river, spacious in its region, with many buildings, and it collects taxes. Al-Idrisi calls the river Morin. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 872
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.872
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