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Clear filter...y. Authored over 140 works spanning astronomy, mathematics, geography, pharmacology, and comparative religion, including his land...
The greatest Muslim traveler in history (703-770 AH), who over 30 years traveled approximately 75,000 miles through the Islamic world and beyond — from Morocco
The greatest Islamic geographer. His Mu'jam al-Buldan (Dictionary of Countries) is the most comprehensive geographical encyclopedia of the medieval Islamic worl
The great Andalusian traveler and poet. His Rihlah (travel account) is one of the most vivid descriptions of the Islamic world in the 12th century CE.
...amic world. Contributed to astronomy, mathematics, physics, geography, history, pharmacology, and linguistics.
Arab historian and geographer known as the 'Herodotus of the Arabs'. His Muruj al-Dhahab is a universal history.
Greatest Arab geographer, who created the most accurate map of the world in the 12th century for King Roger II of Sicily.