Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn[1] ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) (Arabic: ياقوت الحموي الرومي) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry [2] active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries).

Yaqut (Arabic: ياقوت, romanized: Yāqūt), sometimes transliterated Yāḳūt or Yācūt, is the Arabic word for ruby. As a personal name, it may refer to: Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179–1229), Muslim biographer and geographer of Greek origin Yaqut al-Musta'simi (died 1298), calligrapher and secretary of the last Abbasid caliph

Jamal ud-Din Yaqut (also Yakut; died 1240) was an African Siddi slave -turned- nobleman who was a close confidant of Razia Sultana, the first and only female monarch of the Delhi Sultanate in India.

Yaqut al-Hamawi is a celebrated medieval scholar, geographer, and traveler who lived in the Abbasid caliphate during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. He is famous for the books he composed and his travels throughout the Muslim world.

Sep 5, 2013 · Yaqut al-Hamawi. Muʿjam al-buldān. 5 vols. Beirut: Dār Ṣādir lil-Ṭibāʿah wa-al-Nashr; Dār Bayrūt lil-Ṭibāʿah wa-al-Nashr, 1955. - The entry...

Yaqut Al- Hamawi (from Hamah, Syria, 1179--1229 AD, 574--626 AH) was an Arab geographer of Greek origins. Born in Byzantium (the ancient Greek city also known as Constantinople, or present-day Istanbul), he was captured in war and enslaved.

Jul 8, 2023 · Yaqut al-Hamawi, a celebrated medieval scholar, geographer, and traveler, lived during the late 12th and early 13th centuries in the Abbasid caliphate. This article delves into his life, travels...

May 11, 2007 · Yâqût al-Hamawî was a Syrian biographer and geographer known for his encyclopaedia writings of the Muslim world. His Mujam al-Buldan, a geographical dictionary that includes much biographical, historical, and cultural data, is a primary source in Arabic scholarship, covering the history, ethnography, and myths related to the places.

In Islam, a practice of wearing gemstones developed from legends associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad. Ali is said to have worn four rings on his hand with four different gemstones, the Arabic names of …

Born 1179; died Aug. 20, 1229, in Aleppo. Arab philologist, geographer, and writer. Yaqut was born in Asia Minor of Greek parents. He traveled the coast and the islands of the Persian Gulf and the southern Arabian Peninsula, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Khwarazm, and Iraq. He was a Kharijite.