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al-Shiz

الشيز

A town of Azerbaijan holding the great fire-temple Adhar Gushnasp; its people stood among the Ardabil marzban's fighters, and Hudhayfa's treaty singled them out — not to be barred from their fire-temple.

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al-Shiz: a town in Azerbaijan, in which is the greatest fire-temple, Adharbadh Kushnasp. Its people were among the fighters of the governor of Ardabil. The peace of Hudhayfa granted them specially that they should not be prevented from their fire-temple. 1

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Shiz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-shiz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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