Some scholars say that Tarshish was in Spain. If so, Jonah was heading some 2,200 miles [3,500 km] away from Nineveh.
وإذا صح ظنهم ،‏ فهذا يعني ان يونان كان متوجِّها الى مكان يبعد نحو ٥٠٠‏,٣ كيلومتر .‏