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Istakhri, Abu Iskhak Al-Farisi, Al |
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Istakhri, Abu Iskhak Al-Farisi, Al
Born circa 850; died circa 934. Arab geographer. Al-Istakhri, a native of Iran (presumably the province of Fars), traveled throughout his country and visited a number of central, south, and west Asian lands and, possibly, North Africa, Sicily, and Andalusia. He compiled the Book of the Routes of States (Kitab Masalik al-Mamalik, c. 930–933; became known, 950) from personal observations and literary sources. It contained geographic, political, and statistical information on the Muslim countries from western India to Morocco and Spain. Al-Istakhri influenced many Arab and Persian geographers. REFERENCEKrachkovskii, I. Iu. “Arabskaia geograficheskaia literatura.” Izbr. soch., vol. 4. Moscow-Leningrad, 1957.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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