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Medieval Islamic geography and cartography refer to the study of geography and cartography in the Muslim world during the Islamic Golden Age (variously dated between the 8th century and 16th century). Muslim scholars made advances to the map-making traditions of earlier cultures, [ 1] explorers and merchants learned in their travels across the ...
The Nuzhat al-mushtāq fī ikhtirāq al-āfāq ( Arabic: نزهة المشتاق في اختراق الآفاق, lit. "The Excursion of One Eager to Penetrate the Distant Horizons"), commonly known in the West as the Tabula Rogeriana (lit. " The Book of Roger " in Latin ), is an atlas commissioned by the Norman King Roger II in 1138 and ...
Al-Maqdisi made his first Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in 967. [5] During this period, he became determined to devote himself to the study of geography. [7] To acquire the necessary information, he undertook a series of journeys throughout the Islamic world, [7] [8] ultimately visiting all of its lands with the exception of al-Andalus (Iberian Peninsula), Sindh and Sistan. [8]
ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī, born in Nisibis, Upper Mesopotamia; [ 1] was a 10th-century Arab [ 2] Muslim writer, geographer, and chronicler who travelled from AD 943 to 969. [ 3] His famous work, written in 977, is called Surat Al-Ard ( صورة الارض; "The face of the Earth"). The date of his death, known from his writings, was ...
Pages in category "Geography in the medieval Islamic world" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe. A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [ 1] During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was at its cultural peak, supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.
Book of Roads and Kingdoms. The Book of Roads and Kingdoms ( Arabic: كتاب المسالك والممالك, Kitāb al-Masālik waʿl-Mamālik [1]) is a group of Islamic manuscripts composed from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. [2] They emerged from the administrative tradition of listing pilgrim and post stages.
Geographers who lived under the rule of Islam during the Middle Ages, irrespective of their religion, ethnicity or language. See also: Category:Medieval Iranian geographers See also: Category:Travel writers of the medieval Islamic world