Suq Asad
سوق أسد
Village and market at Kufa; in al-Baladhuri founded by Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri, Khalid's brother, who moved people into it — whence 'Suq Asad' — his camp when he set out for Khurasan as its governor being by this market.
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- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
Suq Asad is a village and market in Kufa. Al-Baladhuri mentions that Asad ibn Abd Allah al-Qasri, brother of Khalid, took it and moved people to it, and it was named after him. His camp was beside it when he went out to Khurasan as its governor. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.402
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