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Qantarat al-Sayf

قنطرة السيف

A great bridge over the Yana river, guarded by a strong fort, whose people are formidable; al-Idrisi praises its defences. 1

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A great bridge on the river Yana, with an impregnable fortress guarding it. Its people are a people of might, and al-Idrisi describes it as strong. 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. 546
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.546
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