Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri
Native name
محمد بن أبي بكر الزهري
Born12th century
Granada, Al-Andalus
DiedBetween 1154 and 1161
OccupationGeographer
Notable worksKitāb al-Jughrāfiyya (Book of Geography)

Muḥammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Zuhri (Arabic: محمد بن أبي بكر الزهري) of Granada (fl. 1130s–1150s) was a geographer. He was the writer of a notable work, Kitāb al-Jughrāfiyya (Book of Geography). Al-Zuhri was able to use the writings of the geographers of the reign of caliph al-Ma'mun of Baghdad (d. 456/1068). He belonged to the Arab tribe of Banu Zuhrah. Al-Zuhri died between 1154 and 1161.

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