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Wadi al-Hijara

وادي الحجارة

A strong, pleasant town with fine markets and buildings, a congregational mosque, and a small river to its west with gardens; much saffron is sent out from it. Two stages from Toledo. 1

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Wadi al-Hijara is a fortified city, fine in its markets and buildings, according to al-Idrisi. It has a congregational mosque, and to its west a small river with gardens. Much saffron is brought from it. It lies two stages from Toledo. 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. 553
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.553
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