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Mahshusa

منهوشة

A place on the coast with water in pits dug in the sand; small vipers in the sand bite those who do not know of them. 1

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Mahshusa is a place on the sea whose water is held in wells dug in the sand. In its sands there are small snakes that bite whoever does not know about them, according to al-Idrisi. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 314
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.314
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islam.museum contributors. “Mahshusa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/mahshusa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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