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    شرق الاندلس), who named it Madīnah Laqant or Medina Laqant (in Arabic: مدينة القنت, which means "the city of Laqant"), abbreviated al-Lqant (Arabic: اَلقنت)...
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    transcription of pinna, 'peña' in Latin, and laqanti, an adjective that comes from Laqant, Alicante for the Arabs. Bronze Age, Iberian, and Roman artifacts have been...
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    Valencian Community. The name of the city echoes the Arabic name Laqant (لَقَنْت), al-Laqant (اللَّقَنْت) or Al-qant (القنت), which in turn reflects the Latin...
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    "rock" in Latin; combined with the adjective "laqanti", which comes from "Laqant," the Arabic name of the city. Therefore, a half Roman, half Arabic toponym...
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  • Ἄκρα*, Loukéntoi – Λουκέντοι or Loúkenton – Λούκεντον (Ancient Greek*), al-Laqant – اللقنت (Arabic*), Alacant (Catalan*), Alakanto (Esperanto*), Alicante...
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  • Lleida, Spain لّبنان Lubnān. Lebanon اللّدّ al-Ludd. Lod, Israel لقنت Laqant or القنت al-Qant. Alicante, Spain لورقة Lawraqaḧ. Lorca, Spain ليبيّا Lībiyyā...
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  • 1240 – Valencian moor Zayyan ibn Mardanix [ca] became governor (rais) of Laqant, until he departed to exile in 1247. 1247 – Castle of Alacant is defended...
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  • Dar Maktabat al-Hayah(دار مكتبة الحياة), part. 3, p. 327, QID: Q19453221 "Laqant". Gran Enciclopedia Temática de la Comunidad Valenciana (in Valencian)....
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    al-Udri, Tudmir included numerous cities, among which are Uryula (Orihuela), Laqant (Alicante), Mula (Mula or La Mola {Novelda}), Bqsara (Begastri {Cehegín...
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