Ibn Hawqal بن حوقل

Full Name: Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal .

Arabic: محمد أبو القاسم بن حوقل

Other Names: Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī

Born:

Died: 798 AD.

Origin: Nisibis, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey).

Famous for: Traveller and Explorer.

Contributions:

His famous work, written in 977, is called Surat Al-Ard (صورة الارض; “The face of the Earth”)

Articles

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hawqal

Ancient Origins https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/ibn-hawqal-0018653

Books attributed to Ibn Hawqal