Qal'at Rabah
قلعة رباح
A fortress on the bank of the Yana river, which al-Idrisi calls a strong, populated stronghold three stages from Merida. 1
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Qal'at Rabah is a fortress on the bank of the Yana river, which al-Idrisi describes as a populous, impregnable stronghold. It lies three stages from Merida. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 550
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.550
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