Martula (Mertola)
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A populated, inhabited fortress famed for its strength and defences, with gardens, crops and fig trees. 1
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Martula is a populated, well-fortified castle, known for its strength and impregnability, with gardens, crops and fig trees, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 542
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.542
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