Ibn Hawqal
Ibn Hawqal (943–978) was a merchant, geographer and writer.
Also recorded as Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal; Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī; Abu-l-Ḳâsim Ibn Ḥawḳal.
Ibn Hawqal in brief
- Born
- 943
- Died
- 978
- Known for
- merchant,geographer,writer
- Place of birth
- Nusaybin
Overview
Born at Nusaybin in 943, died in 978.
In detail
the recorded working language is Arabic.
Works named in the authority record are Kitāb al-Masālik wa-'l-mamālik.
Sources
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“Ibn Hawqal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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