Jabal Darn (Atlas)
جبل درن
The great Atlas range, a long chain running from the Atlantic; al-Idrisi describes forts on its heights and figs, grapes, walnuts and almonds on its slopes. 1
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The Great Mount Darn is a long mountain range that stretches from the sea in the west. Al-Idrisi describes it as having fortresses and castles on its summit, and as having olives, figs, grapes, walnuts and almonds. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 229
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.229
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