Al-Numaniyya: Woollen Garments Makers

Date: 985-91

In his Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fi maʿrifat al-aqālīm, al-Muqaddasi (d. 991) notes that woollen garments that were made in al-Numaniyya. He described these clothes as being beautiful and with a light brown colour. See also: Weaver; Spinner; Wool Maker; Embroiderer.

Citation: Muqaddasi, Muhammad ibn Ahmad. Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fi maʿrifat al-aqālīm (Cairo: Maktabat Madbili, 1991), vol. 3, p. 128.

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