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Martula (Mertola)

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A populated, inhabited fortress famed for its strength and defences, with gardens, crops and fig trees. 1

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Martula is a populated, well-fortified castle, known for its strength and impregnability, with gardens, crops and fig trees, according to al-Idrisi. 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. 542
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.542
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islam.museum contributors. “Martula (Mertola)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/martula/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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