Sanasa Island
جزيرة سناسا
An island facing Tarighyawqan with a well that, according to report, sends out burning fire which at times dies down. 1
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Sanasa is an island in the sea opposite Tarighyuqan. It is said that there is a well in it from which a burning fire comes out, which at times dies down, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 203
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.203
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islam.museum contributors. “Sanasa Island”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/sanasa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.