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Riha (Jericho)

ريحا

Among the finest places of the Ghawr, one of its best sites; one stage from Jerusalem. 1

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Riha is a land among the most beautiful and best places of the Ghawr, according to al-Idrisi. It lies one stage from Bayt al-Maqdis. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 356
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.356
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islam.museum contributors. “Riha (Jericho)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/riha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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