Janbiya
جنبيتة
A town in the inner desert of Abyssinia, far from settled land. Its wells often run dry, and its people mainly seek silver and gold. Eight stages from Najagha 1.
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Janbiya is a town in the inner desert of the land of Abyssinia, far from habitation. Al-Idrisi says its water from the wells often dries up, and that its people seek silver and gold ores. It lies eight stages from al-Najjaga. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 43-44
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.43-44
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