Ghana (the great city)

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Region: West Africa & Sahel
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Greater Ghana is a city in the land of the Sudan, which al-Idrisi mentions. It lies about twelve stages from Mali across sand. ²

Sources

Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 22
Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.22

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