Malta
مالطة
A large island with a town, its bay opening to the east, described as abundant; a channel's distance from Sicily. 1
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Overview
Malta is a large island with a city, and its gulf opens to the east. Al-Idrisi describes it as abounding in good things. It lies a sea-crossing away from Sicily. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 588
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.588
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