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Rayo (Reggio)

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A small town of the Calabrian lands on the sea shore with much fruit and vegetables, seven miles from Messina across the strait. 1

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Rayo is a small city in the land of Calabria on the sea shore, according to al-Idrisi. It has many fruits and vegetables. It lies seven miles from Messina on the island of Sicily. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 627
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.627
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