Hisn al-Qaryatayn
حصن القريتين
A fortress on the road to Basra where routes meet, listed among the stages of the road from al-Yamama to Mecca. 1
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The Fortress of the Two Villages is a fortress on the road to Basra, where the roads meet. It is one of the stages of the road between al-Yamama and Mecca, 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. 160
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.160
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