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Hishâm moves the industry to Tyre. Abu-l-Khaṭṭâb al-Azdi mentioned the case of a descendant of abu-Muʿaiṭ who lived in Acre and ran mills and workshops. Hishâm ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik wanted him to sell them to him; but the man refused. Hishâm therefore moved the industry[1] to Tyre where he ran an inn and a workshop.
Tyre a naval base. According to al-Wâḳidi, the ships used to be in Acre until the time of the banu-Marwân who moved them to Tyre, where they are until to-day.[2] In the year 247, al-Mutawakkil gave orders that the ships be stationed in Acre and all along the coast, and he manned them with fighters.
