Qal'at Fayma
قلعة فيمي
An ancient, unblemished stronghold with little water in its surroundings; al-Idrisi gives distances from it along the roads of the western part of the island. 1
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Qal'at Fayma is an ancient fortress and stronghold in the west of al-Jazira, whose water is scarce in the area around it. Al-Idrisi mentions distances between it and neighbouring places, including al-Hamma and Tarazi. 1
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Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 608
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