Khamdan River
نهر خمدان
A great river of China, the subject of reports in the books of marvels, on which the city of the same name stands. 1
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The River Khamdan is a great river among the large rivers of China. Al-Idrisi mentions that reports and tales are transmitted about it in books of history and wonders, and that on it stands the city of Khamdan. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 210
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.210
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islam.museum contributors. “Khamdan River”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/nahr-khamdan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.