Yaqut al-Hamawi

Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) (1179-1229) was a Syrian biographer and geographer. "al-Rumi" ("from Rûm") refers to his Greek (Byzantine) descent, "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah means his father's name was Abdullah. The word yakut means ruby. He was known for his encyclopedia writings of the Muslim world.
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