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Shaqr

شقر

A town of fine ground with many people, on the main road, about three stages from Valencia. 1

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Shaqr is a fine city of fertile lands with many people, according to al-Idrisi. It lies on the side of the Syrian road, about three stages from Valencia. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 556
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.556
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islam.museum contributors. “Shaqr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/shaqr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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