The East African part of a medieval world map from one of the many mss of Pseudo ibn al Wardi | |||||
Back to Table of Contents To next page Al Kindi (968) Fada il Misr (The excellent qualities of Egypt) ----------------------------------------- Taken from: Youssouf KamaltomIIIfasc2 The scientists agree that there is no river on earth longer then the Nile, it stretches for one month through the lands of Islam, two months through Nuba, and four months through abandoned deserts at the end it takes its origin in the mountains of Djabal al Qamar on the other side of the equator. |