Jazirat al-Yaqut
جزيرة الياقوت
An island near a city, linked by a road, ringed by a steep round mountain; people of the area hunt rubies there by various methods. 1
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An island near a town that a road reaches. A round mountain surrounds it, hard to climb, and the people of the region catch rubies in it by various tricks, according to al-Idrisi. 2
What is not covered here: the name of the neighbouring town. An additional source is needed.
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 520
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.520
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