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Ibn Hawqal
10th century Arab writer and geographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal (محمد أبو القاسم بن حوقل), also known as Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī, born in Nisibis, Upper Mesopotamia;[1] was a 10th-century Arab[2] Muslim writer, geographer, and chronicler who travelled from AD 943 to 969.[3] His famous work, written in 977, is called Surat Al-Ard (صورة الارض; "The face of the Earth"). The date of his death, known from his writings, was after AH 368/AD 978.
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Died | after 978 |
Academic background | |
Influences | Al-Balkhi |
Academic work | |
Era | Islamic Golden Age |
School or tradition | Balkhi school |
Main interests | Islamic geography |
Notable works | Ṣūrat al-’Arḍ |
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