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Tabala

تبالة

A small town in the Makkan districts, with flowing springs, many palms and gardens, lying in a hollow among low hills. 1

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Tabala is a small town of the districts (makhalif) of Mecca, with running springs, abundant palms and farms. It lies in a depression between hills, according to al-Idrisi. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 146
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.146
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islam.museum contributors. “Tabala”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/tabala/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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