About Ibn al-Faqih
Ibn al-Faqih was an explorer, geographer, historian and literary scholar.
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Faqih al-Hamadani (fl. 902) was a 10th-century Persian historian and geographer, famous for his Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan ("Concise Book of Lands") written in Arabic.
In the 1870s the Dutch orientalist Michael Jan de Goeje edited a selection of geography works of Arab geographers in an eight-volume series titled Bibliotheca geographorum Arabicorum published by Lugduni-Batavae (Leiden) Brill publishers. Al-Hamadhānī's Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan was published in volume 5 of this series.
In 1967 second editions were printed by Dar Sadir (Beirut) and E.J. Brill (Lugduni Batavorum).
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Who was Ibn al-Faqih?
Historian and geographer
When was Ibn al-Faqih born?
Ibn al-Faqih was born in Hamadan.
When did Ibn al-Faqih die?
Ibn al-Faqih died in 976.
What was Ibn al-Faqih's occupation?
Ibn al-Faqih was an explorer, geographer, historian and literary scholar.
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