Estakhri

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al- Istachri (Arabic الإصطخري, DMG al - Istahri; † ca 951 ) was one of the most important Persian- Islamic geographers and cartographers of the 10th century. He was a member of the Balchi School in Baghdad and wrote in imitation of his teacher Abu Zaid al - Balchi († 934 ), the "Book of Ways and Provinces" ( Kitab al - Masalik wa-l - mamalik ).

The "Book of the ways and Provinces" is delivered, for example, in a Persian translation of 1297 and contains a comprehensive text that takes on the non- Islamic terms, a world map and 23 regional maps.

A student al - Istakhris was the significant geographer Ibn Hauqal (2nd half of the 10th century ).

Expenditure

• The book of the countries of Ebu Ishak el Sheikh el Farsi Isztachri. From the Arabic translated by AD Mordtmann. In addition to a foreword by C. Knight ( Publications of the University of Ham Vol 1, Abth. 2). Hamburg:. Rough House 1845 [ reprint Frankfurt / M. 1995 ]