Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq
Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al-Warrāq (* 904 in Guadalajara (Spain) , † 973 or 974 in Córdoba ) was an Andalusian historian and geographer .
He lived in Qairawān for many years and returned to Córdoba during the reign of Caliph al-Hakam II (961–976).
His geographical work Book of Travel Routes and Kingdoms , including the topography of North Africa, is lost today and is only known through Abū ʿUbaid al-Bakrī .
Individual evidence
- ^ The places where men pray together: cities in Islamic lands, seventh through ... By Paul Wheatley; P. 72
- ^ Corpus of early Arabic sources for West African history By JFP Hopkins, Nehemia Levtzion; P. 62
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| SURNAME | Warrāq, Muhammad ibn Yūsuf al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Warraq, Muhamad ibn Yusuf al- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish trader, traveler and geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guadalajara |
| DATE OF DEATH | 973 or 974 |
| Place of death | Cordoba , Caliphate of Cordoba |