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al-Maqdisī
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In full:
Muឥammad Ibn Aឥmad Al-maqdisī
Also called:
Al-muqaddasī
Born:
c. 946
Died:
c. 1000
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al-Maqdisī

Arabian geographer
Also known as: Muឥammad ibn Aឥmad al-Maqdisī, al-Muqaddasī
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al-MaqdisÄ« (born c. 946—died c. 1000) was an Arab traveler, geographer, and author of a noted work based on personal observations of the populations, manners, and economic life of the various inhabitants of the lands of Islām, Aឥson at-taqāsÄ«m fi maÊ¿rifat al-aqālÄ«m (985; “The Best of Classification for the Knowledge of Regions”).

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