Nawqan
نوقان
One of the fine cities of the land, with a strong earthen wall, wealthy merchants and craftsmen; the tomb of Ali ibn Musa al-Rida is in it, and turquoise is mined in its hills. 1
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Nawqan is a city which al-Idrisi describes as one of the jewels of the lands. It has a wall of earth, and in it are well-off people, merchants and craftsmen. In it is the tomb of Ali ibn Musa al-Rida, and turquoise is extracted from its mountain. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 693
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.693
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