Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq () (* 904 in

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; † 973 or 974 in Córdoba) (in present-day Spain) was an Andalusían historian and geographer.

Life

He spent many years in Kairouan and returned to Cordoba during the reign of

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al-Hakam II.

Works

Al-Warrāq wrote for al-Hakam II a series of historical and geographical works on North Africa, none of which have survived whole, although many fragments of his extensive production are preserved in al-Bakri's '' Book of Roads and Kingdoms'' from one century later. From the extracts transcribed in al-Bakri's work relying on al-Warrāq, one can conclude that the latter was the first to mix geography and history. Any geographical subject is accompanied by its historical context and a detailed description. Ibn Hazm mentioned that his roots lay in the

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tribal confederation of the Zenata.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yusuf al-Warraq 904 births 970s deaths Year of death uncertain People from Guadalajara, Spain Geographers from Al-Andalus Arab geographers 10th-century Arabic-language writers 10th-century historians from al-Andalus 10th-century geographers