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Bausa island

جزيرة بوصا

One of two islands under the king Qamrun. Its people are fair-skinned and its women handsome. The author says they are bold and that they once raided passing ships with fast boats 1.

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Bausa: an island, one of two islands belonging to the king of Qamrun. Its people are fair-skinned, its women are beautiful, and they have courage and strength. The author reports that they used to cut the road on people with swift ships. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 90
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.90
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