baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ˈɪbən dˈʌkmæk, ɪt wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl kˈæpɪɾəl, bˌʌt ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈɪɾi ðæt lˈɛnt ɪts nˈeɪm tʊ ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ sˈʌbdˈɪstɹɪkt ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪns.
By the time of Ibn Duqmaq, it was no longer the provincial capital, but it remained a large city that lent its name to a major sub-district of the province.