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Hisn Yahsub

حصن يحصب

A fortress in the land of Yahsub with some old Arab families and a few palms; al-Idrisi gives sixteen miles from it to Lower Yahsub. 1

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The Fortress of Yahsub is a fortress in the land of Yahsub, where a group of ancient Arabs lives, and a few palms. Al-Idrisi says that sixteen miles lie between it and the Lower Fortress of Yahsub. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 153
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.153
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