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# تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.71.5

English (machine translation) 13.71.5

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### [13.71.5](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta~en-mt.13.71.5)

the finest of anchorages, and its water is sweet. Areca nut is plentiful there, and from it is shipped to Hind and China. Most of its inhabitants are Brahmans, who are held in high esteem by the infidels and hate the Muslims; for that reason there is no Muslim among them.

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