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Fuwwah

فوة

A town on the Rosetta branch of the Nile, mentioned by Ibn Battuta on his way to Damietta.

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Fuwwa is a town on the Rashid branch of the Nile. Ibn Battuta mentions it on his way to Damietta. 1

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Frankish fleet sacks Fuwwa on the Egyptian coast

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The Franks (Ifranja)· Frankish fleet sacks Fuwwa on the Egyptian coast

Sources

  1. Rihla of Ibn Battuta (Tuhfat al-nuzzar), Arabic edition 1958
  • GeoNames gazetteer
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islam.museum contributors. “Fuwwah”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/fuwwa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The Franks (Ifranja)

al-Mas'udi's Franks — fiercest of the Japhetic nations, united under one king whose capital in his day was Buwayra with some 150 towns; their early lands included Rhodes, Crete, Ifriqiya and Sicily. The king-list Bishop Urmazd of Jarunda sent al-Hakam in 328 runs from the Magian Qaludiya (converted by his wife Ghartala) through Qarla ibn Tabin down to Ludhriq ibn Qarla, reigning in 332.