Yaqut al-Hamawi
Arab bibliographer and geographer
- Lived
- 1178–1229
Updated September 2026
About Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period. He is known for his Mu'jam ul-Buldān, an influential work on geography containing valuable information pertaining to biography, history and literature as well as geography.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.