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Sala

سلى

A large city on the north bank of the Nile and a meeting point for Sudan trade, under the ruler of Takrur. Sixteen stages from Awlil, and forty days by caravan to Sijilmasa 1.

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Sala is a large city on the northern bank of the Nile, and a gathering place for Sudanese trade, according to al-Idrisi. Its people are men of might, and it belongs to the district (amala) of Takrur. It is sixteen stages from Awlil, and forty days' caravan journey to Sijilmasa. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 18-19
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.18-19
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islam.museum contributors. “Sala”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/sala/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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