Istija (Ecija)
استجة
A town thirty-five miles from Cordoba, on the road toward the fortress of Ashuna and a populous village. 1
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Istija is a town thirty-five miles from Cordoba, according to al-Idrisi. On the road from it is the fortress of Ashuna and a village with many inhabitants. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 572
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.572
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