al-Massisa (Mopsuestia)
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A town on the Jayhan river, with a stone bridge to al-Mulan; its Greek name is Mamstra; orchards and fields surround it. 1
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Mussisa (al-Masisa) is a city on the river Jayhan. Between it and the city of al-Mullawan there is a stone bridge, and its name in Greek is Mamistra. Around it are continuous gardens and crops, 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. 646
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.646
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