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Zamakhir is a city on the west bank of the Nile, above the mouth of the Gulf of al-Munha. Al-Idrisi describes it as fine in construction, abundant in orchards, and rich in fruits and kinds of grain. ²

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Sources

Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 127
Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.127

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islam.museum contributors. “Zamakhir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/zamakhir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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