Wadi al-Alaqi
وادي العلاقي
A valley in Beja land with many people, to which the Upper Egyptians and the Beja come. It has sweet wells, and its people search the sands at night for gold. 1
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- East Africa & Swahili coast
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Wadi al-Alaqi is a valley in the land of the Beja, with many people and a gathering of people, according to al-Idrisi. The people of Upper Egypt and the Beja come to it, and it has sweet wells. Its people seek gold in the sand at night. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 46
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.46
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