Jabal Zaghwan
جبل زغوان
A high mountain between Tunis and Qayrawan, visible from the sea, with fertile slopes, farms and settled tribes. 1
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Mount Zaghwan is a high mountain between Tunis and al-Qayrawan, visible from the back of the sea because of its height. It has fertility, farms and settlement, and it is inhabited by scattered tribes, 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. 294
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.294
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