Tamalma
تملمة
A small town in the land of Kawar on a small hill within a rugged mountain. It has palms and livestock, no wall, and its people drink from deep wells.
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- West Africa & Sahel
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Overview
Tamalma is a small city in the land of Kuwar, on a small hill in an impregnable mountain. It has palms and livestock, and it has no wall. Its people drink from deep wells, according to al-Idrisi. 1
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.29
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islam.museum contributors. “Tamalma”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/tamalma/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.