Hayyam
حيام
A town on the river Ruda in the lands of the Ghuzz, seven days from the lake, with Jajan to its north; al-Idrisi calls it small and very strongly fortified. 1
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Hayyam is a town on the river Ruda in the land of the Aghzaz, seven days' journey from the lake, with the city of Jajan to its north. Al-Idrisi says it is small and at the far end of fortification. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 838
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.838
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