Tripoli (al-Sham)
طرابلس (الشام)
A great city with a strong wall, rich in olives, fruit and grains; al-Idrisi describes it as a stronghold of Islam on the Syrian coast. 1
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Tarabulus (al-Sham) is a great city with a strong wall. It has olives, fruits and kinds of crops. Al-Idrisi describes it as a bastion of the bastions of Islam on the coast of al-Sham. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 372
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.372
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