Guadalquivir
نهر قرطبة الكبير
The great river that passes Cordoba. The author reports that it emerges from a mountain, goes under the ground and reappears, passes Cordoba, Seville and Cadiz, and reaches the Sea of Darkness; he also reports that its source is shared with the river of Murcia. 1
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The Guadalquivir is the great river of al-Andalus, which passes through Cordoba. Al-Idrisi reports that it emerges from a mountain, plunges under the earth and then reappears. It passes Cordoba, Seville and Cadiz, then flows into the Sea of Darkness. He says its source is one with that of the river of Murcia. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 561
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.561
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