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Ibn Hawqal
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Ibn Hawqal | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 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 |
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.
- ^ Soucek, Svat, A History of Inner Asia (Cambridge University Press:2000), p.73.
- ^ Jean-Charles, Ducène (January 2017). "Ibn Ḥawqal". Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three.
- ^ Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), Historical Dictionary of Islam, p.137. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810861615.
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