Ibn Hawqal
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Nusaybin |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Interests | Geography And Cartography In Medieval Islam |
| Books | The face of the Earth |
| Job | Writer |
| Died | 988 AD |
| Notabl work | Ṣūrat al-’Arḍ |
| School or tradit | Balkhi school |
| Date of birth | January 1,5668 |
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| ID | 644746 |
Ibn Hawqal Life story
Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal, also known as Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī, born in Nisibis, Upper Mesopotamia; was a 10th-century Arab Muslim writer, geographer, and chronicler who travelled from AD 943 to 969. His famous work, written in 977, is called Ṣūrat al-’Arḍ.
