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[Al-Maʾmūn's World Map]
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[Al-Maʾmūn's World Map]
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[Al-Maʾmūn's World Map]
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Arabic
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| Notes |
The world map prepared by the scientists of Maʾmūn is not extant, but Abū ʿAbd Allah Muḥammad ibn Mūsá al-Khwārizmī describes coordinates of the cities in the related geographical tables in his book "Geography." |
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318132
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