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Overview
al-Jizah: a shore facing Egypt on the west bank of the Nile. A bridge connects it with about thirty ships. It has dwellings, buildings and farms, as well as construction and a market. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 323
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.323
- al-Farghani, Elementa astronomica (Golius, Amsterdam 1669)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Jiza”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-jizah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.