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« "Giufà" is the name used in Sicily. But the same character is called Guhâ in the arab world, Giucca in Tuscany, Giaffah in Sardegna, Giocha for Sefarditi Jews, Zha in Marocco, Gawhâ in Nubia, Ben Sikran in Sub-Sahara, Abu Nuwas in Syria and Iraq, Djuha in Algeria and Tunisia, Djoha in Hebrew, Guhî in Persia, Giucà in Trapani (west Sicily) and in Albany, Nasreddin Hoca in Turchia...»
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