Sawl
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A large village with markets, palms and fruit, at the mouth of the canal called Khalij al-Manha. The author says the canals of al-Fayyum were dug from it 1.
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Sawl is a large village with markets, groups of people, palms and fruits, according to al-Idrisi. It lies at the mouth of the gulf called the Gulf of al-Munha. The author mentions that the canals of al-Fayyum were dug from it. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 125
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.125
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