Shama
شامة
A small town in Zaghawa country, like a large village. Most of its people moved to Kawkaw, sixteen stages away. They drink milk, and the author reports that a skin disease is common among them 1.
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Shama is a small city in the land of the Zaghawa, resembling a large village, according to al-Idrisi. Most of its people moved to Kuku, sixteen stages away. They drink milk, and he mentions that skin disease is widespread there. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 110
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.110
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islam.museum contributors. “Shama”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/shama/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.