القلزم
القلزم
In al-Baladhuri: a sea and route al-Mutawakkil gave Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Qummi together with Egypt's mine and the Hijaz road; provisions were carried from it in ships to the Buja lands.
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Overview
Al-Qulzum is a sea and a road. Al-Baladhuri mentions that al-Mutawakkil appointed Muhammad ibn Abd Allah al-Qummi over the affairs of the mine in Egypt and the road to the Hijaz. Grain was carried from it by ships to the lands of the Beja. 1
Dhanab al-Timsah (the Crocodile's Tail)
A mile from it is a site known as Dhanab al-Timsah. A king of the Romans dug a channel there toward the Roman sea, but it did not join, because of the height of the Qulzum. On it is a great bridge which the pilgrim caravans of Egypt cross. 2
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.333
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.558
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islam.museum contributors. “القلزم”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qulzum/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.