Sandan
سندان
A large, civilised city of wealthy travelling merchants with broad land, many fields, palms and coconuts; an island of the same name lies to its east. 1
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Sandan is a large, civilised city frequented by wealthy merchants. It is extensive in area and abundant in crops, palms and coconuts, according to al-Idrisi. To its east is an island which bears its name. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 182
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.182
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