Marqiya
مرقية
A town on the coast facing the island of Arwad, emptied of its people, though its houses remain; al-Idrisi describes it as formerly populated. 1
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A city on the sea facing the island of Arwad. Its people have gone, but its houses and blossoms remain. Al-Idrisi mentions that it was once populated. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 375
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.375
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islam.museum contributors. “Marqiya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/marqiya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.