Ghent
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The greatest city of the land of Lubān, on the west bank of the river the author calls Arīn, with many houses, vineyards and crops; the author also gives its distance north to the sea 1.
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Qanat, which is today Ghent, is the greatest city in the land of Lubban, according to al-Idrisi. It lies on the west bank of a river he calls Arin. It has many houses, broad buildings, vineyards and standing crops. He gives its distance north from the sea. 2
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- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 870
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.870
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