Aṣīla

by Elger, Ralf

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Aṣīla is a port-city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, southwest of Tangier. Its beginnings are not known. In antiquity Aṣīla (Constantia Zilis) was part of the Roman Empire. In Islamic times, the geographer Abū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī (d. 487/1094), who recounts a legendary story about its foundation ( Masālik , 790f.), says that the town had a wall with five gates, a Friday mosque, a market well frequented on Fridays, and a protected harbour. In contrast to this image of a lively place, al-Idrīsī (d.…

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Aṣīla is a port-city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, southwest of Tangier. Its beginnings are not known. In antiquity Aṣīla (Constantia Zilis) was part of the Roman Empire. In Islamic times, the geographer Abū ʿUbayd al-Bakrī (d. 487/1094), who recounts a legendary story about its foundation ( Masālik , 790f.), says that the town had a wall with five gates, a Friday mosque, a market well frequented on Fridays, and a protected harbour. In contrast to this image of a lively place, al-Idrīsī (d. 560/1165) in

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1000

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eng Islam

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Elger, Ralf

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