Zamakhir
زماخر
A city on the west bank of the Nile, above the mouth of the al-Manhi branch. The author describes it as well built, with many orchards, abundant fruit and several kinds of grain. 1
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Zamakhir is a city on the west bank of the Nile, above the mouth of the Gulf of al-Munha. Al-Idrisi describes it as fine in construction, abundant in orchards, and rich in fruits and kinds of grain. 2
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- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 127
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.127
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