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Zawba'a al-Kahina, a soothsayer of the Arabs. al-Mas'udi counts her among those who had deformed bodies, in the manner of soothsayers ¹.

He mentions her with Shiq, Satih, Sadif ibn Humas, Tarifa, Imran the brother of Muzayqiya, Haritha and Juhayna, and the soothsayer of Bahila ¹.

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Lived in: Tarifa

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Sources

Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 484

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