Kayf
كيف
A handsome town built of mud brick and clay, busy with trade, which al-Idrisi describes as prosperous with circulating wealth. 1
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Kayf is a fine town built of mud brick and clay, populous with many trades. Al-Idrisi describes it as having good conditions and well-spent wealth. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 475
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.475
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islam.museum contributors. “Kayf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/kayf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.