Islam Museum Islam Museum islam.museum
Search ⌕ ARENUR
Accessibility
Text size 100%

Saved on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere.

Iksis

إكسيس

A village with thickets where lions are seen and attack people, according to al-Idrisi, who also describes lion hunting there; one stage from Sala. 1

Depth

At a glance

Region
Maghreb
Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Overview

Iksis is a village among thickets where lions show themselves running at people. Al-Idrisi describes lion hunting there. It lies one stage from Sala. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 238
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.238
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Iksis”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/iksis/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON

Wing

Place

Cities, sites and routes on a map that moves through time.