Qastiliyya (Tuzar)
قسطيلية (توزر)
A city also called Tuzar, with a strong wall, many palms and large citrons; its vegetables are among the best in the Ifriqiya lands. 1
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Qastiliya is a city called Tawzar. It has a strong wall, abundant palms and large, fine citron trees. Among its best vegetables are those common throughout the land of Ifriqiya, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 277
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.277
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