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1178–1229 · Arab bibliographer and geographer (1179–1229)

Also known as: Jaqut, Ya'qut, Yakut, Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī ar-Rūmī, Якут аль-Хамави, ياقوت الحموي

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Known works

  • Muʻjam al-buldān
  • Muʻjam al-buldān (1955)
  • Muʻjam al-udabāʾ
  • Kitāb Irshād al-arīb ilá maʻrifat al-adīb
  • al- Khazal wa-al-daʾal bayna al-dūr wa-al-dārāt wa-al-dīrah