Ibn Asakir: Tarikh Madinat
Dimashq
(History of the city of Damascus)(d1175)
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Taken from: The Muslim geographical image of the world in
the Middle Ages: a source study By Ahmad Nazmi
When talking about the mountains of the moon: The name
Qumr originates from the word for the colour white and this
may refer to the snow-cap covering its peak.
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