-Built of fertile land, it appears to be a small, white fleck in the centre of a great emerald - Its gardens- through which 4 rivers flow and transform it into a mosaic of precious stones-(AL QALQASANDR)
- Another marvellous thing about this city is that no snakes enter without immediately perishing. Things do not get moth-eaten, fruits, wheat and cereals do not turn bad. It has abundant crops and is located alongside a great river called the Ebro-
(MUHAMMAD AL ZUHR)