Sirjan
السيرجان
A fortified city built of stone for lack of timber, where governors and officials stay; its wealthy people are known for their modesty and fair dealing, and it is the largest city of Kerman in al-Idrisi's account. 1
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Sirjan is a fortified city, its buildings of stone because of the scarcity of wood, where officials and governors stay. It has wealthy people with money, and it is the greatest city of Kirman. Al-Idrisi describes its people as chaste and good in their dealings. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 433
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.433
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