Hormuz (Kirman)
هرمز (كرمان)
A large coastal city of Kirman with much cumin and indigo grown around it, shipped from there to every land; it stands on a gulf called al-Jir which runs from the sea to the city. 1
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Hormuz is a large coastal city of the cities of Kirman. Cumin and sesame grow in abundance around it, and they are shipped from it to the cities. It lies on a gulf called al-Jir, which runs from the sea up to it, 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. 436
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.436
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