File:C952 map of ash-Sham by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Istakhri.jpg

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English: "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. Jerusalem is represented by one of the circles in the upper part of the map (which is directed towards the south-west and is named Bayt al-Maqdas."
Source http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Jerusalem+in+Old+Maps+and+Views-+6-13+century.htm
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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 Edit this at Wikidata
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