File:C952 map of ash-Sham by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Istakhri (rotated 180°).jpg

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English: Map of ash-Sham (Syria), by Istakhri. The 10th and 11th centuries were the era of the 'Atlas of Islam' - collections of maps which usually included representations of 17 Islamic countries. The sea to the left is Bahr al-Rum (Sea of the Greeks/Romans, which is the Mediterranean Sea)
Date 10th century CE
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Istakhri  (850–957)  wikidata:Q287479 s:ru:Аль-Истахри
 
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Estakhri; Abu Isḥâḳ Ibrâhîm ibn Muḥammad al-Fâresi Al-Iṣṭaḫri
Description geographer, cartographer and traveler
Date of birth/death 850 Edit this at Wikidata  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Istakhr
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current23:50, 25 February 2023Thumbnail for version as of 23:50, 25 February 20232,224 × 3,008 (3.23 MB)Gryffindor== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|"THE LAND OF ISRAEL IN IBRAHIM IBN MUHAMMAD ISTAKHRI'S MAP OF SYRIA (ca. 952). The 10th and 11th centuries were the era of the 'Atlas of Islam' - collections of maps which usually included representations of 17 Islamic countries. The sea to the left is ''Bahr al-Rum'' (Sea of the Greeks/Romans, which is the Mediterranean Sea)}} |Source=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Jerusalem+in+Old+Maps+and+Views-...

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