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Tortosa

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A strong city on a mountain slope with a sturdy wall, where large ships are built from the pine timber of its hills, which worms do not easily damage. 1

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al-Andalus & Europe
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Tortosa is a fortified city on the slope of a mountain, with a strong wall, according to al-Idrisi. Large ships are built there from the wood of the city's mountains, and pine wood there is not harmed by termites. 2

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 555
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.555
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