Mahdia

Mahdia is a coastal town in Tunisia, founded by the Fatimids in 921 and named after their self-proclaimed Mahdi. In 1087 the town was attacked by raiding ships from Genoa and Pisa.

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See also: Mahdia shipwreck

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Mahdi: The Mahdi (Arabic: مهدي, also transliterated as: Mehdi or Mihdi; translated as: guided one), in Islamic eschatology, is a prophecy about the redeemer of Islam, who will change the world into a perfect society before Yaum al-Qiyamah, literally meaning the "Day of Resurrection"...

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