Muqan
موقان
The Muqan steppe of Azerbaijan on the Aras; al-Walid ibn Uqba, Kufa's governor for Uthman, raided it among his northern campaigns.
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The plains of Muqan in Azerbaijan, on the Aras river. Al-Baladhuri mentions that al-Walid ibn Uqba, governor of Kufa for Uthman, raided it in the course of his northern campaigns. 1
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- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Muqan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/muqan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.