Island of the monkeys
جزيرة القرود
A small island near Ramij, with groves, trees and fruit, where monkeys are so numerous that the author says they are said to have a leader they obey. Yemeni traders catch them to sell in their shops 1.
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Monkey Island is a small island near Ra'ij Island, with thickets, trees and kinds of fruit. Monkeys are so numerous there that it is said they have a leader whom they obey. The people of Yemen catch them to sell in their shops, 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. 63
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.63
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