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Belfer

بلفير

A civilised city on the salt sea, well-provisioned, with fisheries for tuna and many livelihoods; its boats sail to Shant Yaqub; about seventy miles from Shant Juan. 1

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Belfer: a city on the salt sea. al-Idrisi describes it as civilised and capable, with fish-catching grounds, livelihoods and plenty of food. Its ships sail to Shant Ya'qub, and it lies about seventy miles from Shant Juan. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 855
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.855
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