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al-Jazira al-Khadra

الجزيرة الخضراء

An island linked to the mainland, facing Ceuta across the strait; al-Idrisi gives eight miles of sea between them. 1

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Al-Jazira al-Khadra is an island joined to the mainland, facing the city of Ceuta across the strait. Al-Idrisi says that the sea between it and Ceuta is eight miles. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 528
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.528
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Jazira al-Khadra”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jazirat-al-khadra/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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