Yāqūt al-Ḥalabī

ياقوت الحلبي

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Yāqūt al-Ḥalabī, originally a slave, rose to become a pioneering geographer and biographer. His most notable work, 'Mu'jam al-Buldan' (Dictionary of Countries), is an extensive geographical dictionary...