Jabal Ghazwan
جبل غزوان
A mountain on whose back lie the lands of Banu Sa'd, with several Hudhayl clans; al-Idrisi says its summit is so cold that water sometimes freezes there. 1
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Mount Ghazwan is a mountain on whose back are the dwellings of the Banu Sa'd, and in which are a number of the tribes of Hudhayl. Al-Idrisi says its summit is among the coldest places, so cold that water sometimes freezes on it. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 145
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.145
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