al-Marsa al-Kabir
المرسى الكبير
A harbour two miles from Wahran, sheltered from the wind, where ships anchor; al-Idrisi says it has no equal among the Berber lands. 1
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A harbour two miles from Wahran (Oran), sheltered from the winds, where ships anchor. Al-Idrisi describes it as having no equal in the lands of the Berbers. 2
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- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 252
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.252
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