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al-Ahsa

الأحساء

A city on the Gulf coast, fine but small, which al-Idrisi says the Qaramita once held; two stages from al-Qatif. 1

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Overview

Al-Ahsa: a town on the Persian Gulf, pleasant but small, according to al-Idrisi. 1

Location and history

Al-Idrisi says that the Qarmatians were in it. It lies two stages from al-Qatif. 1

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Home of
Haifaa al-Mansour
Birthplace of
Salah Al-Budair

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Medina· The Perfect Candidate· Wadjda· Haifaa al-Mansour· Salah Al-Budair

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 386
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