Mirka
مركة
A coastal town in Barbara land. Its people grow sorghum by the Nile, and it lies at varying distances by sea and land from al-Naja and Khaqun. 1
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- East Africa & Swahili coast
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Overview
Mirka is a city on the coast in the land of Barbara, where its people grow maize on the bank of the Nile. It lies at varying distances by land and sea from al-Naja and from Khaqun, 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. 48
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.48
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islam.museum contributors. “Mirka”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/mirka/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.