Muḥammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri () of
Granada
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(
fl. 1130s–1150s) was a
geographer
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. He was the writer of a notable work, (Book of Geography). Al-Zuhri was able to use the writings of the geographers of the reign of caliph
al-Ma'mun
Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid ( ar, أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name Al-Ma'mu ...
of
Baghdad
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(d. 456/1068). He belonged to the Arab tribe of
Banu Zuhrah
Banu Zuhrah ( ar, بنو زُهرة) is a clan of the Quraysh tribe.
Akhnas ibn Shariq al-Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah were with the Meccan as part of the escort that preceded the battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he ...
.
Al-Zuhri died between 1154 and 1161.
References
*Miquel Barceló, "Comentaris a un text sobre Mallorca del geògraf al-Zuhri", ''Mayurqa'', Vol. 14, 1975, pp. 155–165
*George Sarton, ''Introduction to the History of Science'', 1931, page 130
External links
Climate zones of Al-Zuhri
2009-10-24). (Retrieved November 26, 2008.)
12th-century people from al-Andalus
12th-century Arabs
12th-century geographers
Geographers from Al-Andalus
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