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Jaba island

جزيرة جابة

One of a cluster of close islands, about two farsakhs apart, all ruled by a single king named Jaba. He wears gold, decorates himself with pearls and rubies, and his coins bear his image. The author notes good camphor and bamboo there 1.

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Jaba Island is one of a cluster of close islands, about two farsakhs between one and the next, all belonging to one king named Jaba. Al-Idrisi describes him as wearing gold and adorning himself with pearls and rubies, and says that his coins are stamped with his image. He reports that these islands have good camphor and bamboo. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 81
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.81
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