Al-Maqdisi (El-Makdisi)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Jerusalem |
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| Died | Baghdad |
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| School or tradition | Balkhi |
| Influenced by | Abu Zayd al-Balkhi |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Books | The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions: A Translation of Ahsan Al-taqasim Fi Maʻrifat Al-aqalim |
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| ID | 1715943 |
Al-Maqdisi (El-Makdisi) Life story
Shams al-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Abī Bakr al-Maqdisī, better known as al-Maqdisī or al-Muqaddasī, was a medieval Arab geographer, author of Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fī maʿrifat al-aqālīm, as well as author of the book, Description of Syria.
