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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi, was an Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer who served in the court of King Roger II at Palermo, Sicily. Muhammad al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta, then belonging to the Almoravid dynasty. He created the Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced medieval world maps. al-Idrisi stands as one of the most celebrated car…
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culture · Muslim geographer (1100–1165) · cartographer · geographer · Egyptologist · historian · botanist · writer · traveler · also Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Abû abd ʻAllâh Mohammad ʻibn Mohammad ʻibn ʻIdris,, Muhammad Idrisi, al-Idrisi, Sexson
Born 1110 · Died 1166 · Q173441
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
“s historical Dynasties, and a major trade partner to China at the time), and was one of the first Arabs to do so. Al-Idrisi”
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
Factum Foundation created an interpretation of Al-Idrisi's world map, a silver disk 2m in diameter based on the maps contained in the Bodleian Library's copy of the Nuzhat al-Mushtaq
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
A critical edition of the complete Arabic text was published
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
Died 1166.
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
Born 1110.
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