Tawda
تاودا
A town that once stood on its own; the Masmuda destroyed its walls, and later people resettled it and farmed its land for the good soil. About twenty miles from Fez. 1
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Tawda is a city that was self-standing. The Masmuda demolished its walls, then its people rebuilt it and farmed its land because of the goodness of its soil. It lies about twenty miles from Fez, according to al-Idrisi. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 249
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.249
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