Sanbat
سنباط
A populated town with trade and profit on the western bank of the Nile, which al-Idrisi describes as wealthy and well provided. 1
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Sanbat is a populous city with trade and profits, on the western bank of the Nile. Al-Idrisi describes it as a city of extended wealth and blessings. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 335
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.335
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islam.museum contributors. “Sanbat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/sanbat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.