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بذندون

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a place name, specifically a city located on the frontier. It mentions its historical significance as the place where Caliph al-Ma'mun died and was subsequently transported to Tarsus for burial. The entry also notes a gate within Tarsus named after this city.

Derived headwords

بَذْندُونname
  1. 1.
    City on the frontierclassical

    A city situated on the borderlands or frontier of a territory.

بَذْندَانname
  1. 1.
    Gate of Bazdanclassical

    A specific gate within the city of Tarsus, named after the city of Bazdan.

Parallel reading

بَذْندُون: بلد بالثغور
Bazdan: a city on the frontier.
مات بها المأمون
Al-Ma'mun died there.
فنقل إلى طرسوس، ودفن بها
Then he was transported to Tarsus and buried there.
ولطرسوس باب يقال له باب بذندان
And Tarsus has a gate which is called the Gate of Bazdan.