The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions
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The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions is a 10th-century geographical treatise by Al-Muqaddasi that systematically describes the Islamic world’s provinces, cities, and cultural features.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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book ⓘ geographical treatise ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fī maʿrifat al-aqālīm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Al-Muqaddasi’s travels ⓘ |
| author | Al-Muqaddasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyOfComposition | late 10th century ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
administrative divisions of the Islamic world
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customs and social practices ⓘ economic conditions in different regions ⓘ languages and dialects in different regions ⓘ religious life in different regions ⓘ trade routes ⓘ urban centers ⓘ |
| field | historical geography ⓘ |
| genre |
geography
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regional description ⓘ |
| hasPart |
descriptions of major cities
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descriptions of provinces ⓘ sections on climate and environment ⓘ sections on economic activities ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Muslim geographer’s viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Abbasid era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Islamic geographers ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic world
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cities of the Islamic world ⓘ cultural features of Islamic regions ⓘ provinces of the Islamic world ⓘ |
| methodology | empirical observation and travel reports ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed urban descriptions
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integration of cultural and economic data ⓘ systematic regional classification ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
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North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ parts of the Indian Ocean basin ⓘ |
| scholarlyDiscipline |
Islamic studies
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Middle Eastern studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 10th-century Islamic world ⓘ |
| tradition | Islamic geography ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for historical geography of the Middle East
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source for medieval Islamic history ⓘ |
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