Tortosa
طرطوشة
A strong city on a mountain slope with a sturdy wall, where large ships are built from the pine timber of its hills, which worms do not easily damage. 1
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Tortosa is a fortified city on the slope of a mountain, with a strong wall, according to al-Idrisi. Large ships are built there from the wood of the city's mountains, and pine wood there is not harmed by termites. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 555
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.555
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islam.museum contributors. “Tortosa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/tortosa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.