Sardinia
سردانية
A large island of many mountains and mines, with a populous city in its south and silver deposits; al-Idrisi places it between Minorca and Corsica. 1
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Sardinia is a large island with many mountains and minerals, according to al-Idrisi. It has cities, among them a populous city in its south, and silver mines. He lists it between the island of Minorca and the island of Qarshaqa (Corsica). 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 584
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.584
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