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Qal'at al-Kariyan

قلعة الكاريان

A castle on a mountain of clay, reached only by a hard path like an ant's track; al-Idrisi counts it among the marvels of building. 1

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Qal'at al-Kariyan is a fortress on a hill of clay, which can only be reached by a difficult path resembling an ant's ramp. Al-Idrisi counts it among the wonders of construction. 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. 420
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.420
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