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Zizari

Ancient name
Igilgili
Modern name
Jijel
Modern country
Algeria
Zizari—now Jijel, Algeria—was a port along the north African coast; a large gulf (now the Gulf of Béjaïa) separated it from Bugia to the west. Campbell #1719.
Coordinates
36.82, 5.77
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M090

Variant spellings of Zizari in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
ichari ME2
Igerii Pad1
Pizani Con3
titari Pal5
z[...]i NB
zeziri Fn3
zizara Ricc1
zizari Bal, Con1, Con4, Cors2, Cs1, Fn12, He2, He3, Laur3, Laur5, Magl2, Marc1, NYPL1, NYPL2, NYPL3, Pal6, Par1, Per2, Pnc3, Pnc5, Ricc12, Ricc15, Ricc17, Ricc8
Zizari Clas2, Fo, Morg, Parm2, Pnc4
zizaria Yale4
zizarii Fn9
zizera Pal8
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Zizari.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/zizari/.