al-Ḥajūn - الحجون
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A mountain in the vicinity of Mecca next to Jabbāna cemetery.
Names
- الحجون1
- al-Ḥajūn
Place Type
mountain
Descriptions
“ذكر بعض المشاهد خارج مكة. فمنها الحجون وقد ذكرناه، ويقال أيضا: إن الحجون هو الجبل المطل على الجبّانة، ومنها المحصّب، وهو أيضا الأبطح، وهو يلي الجبّانة المذكورة” 3
“كأن لم يكن بين الحجون إلى الصّفا#أنيس ولم يسمر بمكة سامر#بلى نحن كنا أهلها فأبادنا#صروف اللّيالي والجدود العواثر” 2
See Also
Works Cited
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- 1 Ibn Baṭṭūta, Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūta. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, pp: 155, 156.
- 2 Ibn Baṭṭūta, Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūta. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, pp: 155.
- 3 Ibn Baṭṭūta, Riḥlat Ibn Baṭṭūta. Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, pp: 156.
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Tobias Scheunchen, “al-Ḥajūn - الحجون .” In The Beth Qaṭraye Gazetteer, edited by Haya Al Thani, Saif al-Murikhi, Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn, Abdul Rahman Chamseddine and Mario Kozah. Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, 2020. Entry published January 10, 2020. https://bqgazetteer.bethmardutho.org/place/5037.About this Entry
Entry Title: al-Ḥajūn - الحجون
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