Qasr al-Nawashiq
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Qasr al-Nawashiq at Basra — Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan's palace, so named by the street-toughs.
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The Palace of al-Nawashiq is a palace in Basra, the palace of Ziyad ibn Abi Sufyan. The source mentions that the bandits (al-shattar) were the ones who gave it this name. 1
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Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Qasr al-Nawashiq”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qasr-al-nawashiq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.