“... is the land of winds and sand. There the wind drives mills and raises water from the streams, whereby gardens are irrigated. There is in the world, and God alone knows it, no place where more frequent use is made of the winds”
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Al-Mas'udi
al-Masʿūdī, c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history, geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.
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culture · 10th-century Arab historian and geographer · geographer · historian · writer · traveler · researcher · also Al-Mas'udi, Al-Masudi, Al-Mas'ûdî, Al-Masʿūdī, Al-Mas'ūdī, al-Masudi
Born 1 January 0896 · Died 1 January 0957 · Q168705
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