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Ibn al-Qamar
Nūr ad-Dīn
'Abd al-'Azīz
Ibn
al-Qamar
better
known just as
Ibn al-Qamar
, was a
Tunisian
Berber
Muslim
prince
and
wealthy
trader
who profited immensely
from the North
African
and
Mediterranean
trade routes
. He was also a
master
falconer
and known for
designing
elaborate
labyrinths
such as those
discovered
beneath
the ruins
of
Qala’at ash-Shems
,
south
of
present-day
Teucheira
.