Qazlāra
قزلارة
A large, populous city with rich revenues; its people are described as strong defenders of their land, with abundant grain 1.
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Qazlara is a large, populous city with much revenue. Al-Idrisi describes its people as brave warriors who protect their land, and there are good things and grain in it. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 901
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.901
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islam.museum contributors. “Qazlāra”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qazlara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.