Ibn Hawqal
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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,... Wikipedia
Born: Nusaybin, Türkiye
Died: 988 AD
Books: The face of the Earth
Main interests: Islamic geography
Notable works: Ṣūrat al-’Arḍ
School or tradition: Balkhi school