Nīsū
نيسو
A noble, fine city and land, rich in produce, honey and milk, with cheap prices and a large bridge over its river; one of the cities of Maqdūniya 1.
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Nisu is a land which al-Idrisi describes as great and a noble region, abounding in goods, honey and milk, and cheap in price. On its river there is a large, fine bridge. It is one of the cities of Macedonia. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 893
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.893
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islam.museum contributors. “Nīsū”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/nisu/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.