Tunkat
تونكث
A large city, the capital of Ilaq, with two strong walls, many gates and markets; water runs through its lanes and waters its districts; it is less than half the size of Binkat, nine miles away. 1
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Tunkat is a large city, the chief town of Iyalaq, according to al-Idrisi. It has two fortified walls, several gates and markets, and water runs through its lanes and waters its districts. It is less than half the size of Bankath, and nine miles separate it from Bankath. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 704
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.704
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