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Qarmuna (Carmona)

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A fortified town on a strong hilltop overlooking a plain rich in wheat and barley; two stages from Seville. 1

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A fortified city on the top of an impregnable mountain, overlooking a plain abundant in wheat and barley. It lies two stages from Seville, according to al-Idrisi. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 572
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.572
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islam.museum contributors. “Qarmuna (Carmona)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qarmuna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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