Sibiba
سبيبة
An ancient city with a strong stone wall and a suburb of markets, watered by a large running spring that feeds its gardens and orchards; one stage from al-Juhayniyyin. 1
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Sibiba is an ancient city with a strong wall of stone, according to al-Idrisi. It has a suburb in which are the markets, and a large flowing spring, on which are their gardens and orchards. It lies one stage from al-Juhaniyyin. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 294
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.294
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