Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Also known as Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp, Aladdin, Wonderful Lamp, Ala-ed Din
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with One Thousand and One Nights (often known in English as The Arabian Nights), despite not being part of the original text; it was added by the Frenchman Antoine Galland, based on a folk tale that he heard from the Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab.
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"Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" is a Middle-Eastern folk tale that has become one of the most famous stories linked to *One Thousand and One Nights*, even though it wasn't part of the original collection. The tale was added to the famous anthology by French translator Antoine Galland, who based it on a folk story he heard from Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab.
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Key facts
- Folk tale.Folk_Tale_Name
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
- Folk tale.Image_Name
- Alad.jpg
- Folk tale.Image_Caption
- Aladdin finds the wonderful lamp inside the cave. A illustration by René Bull.
- Folk tale.Aarne Thompson Grouping
- ATU 561 (Aladdin)
- Folk tale.Region
- Middle East
- Folk tale.Choice_of_transport
- ''Drives a carpet
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- Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index
- 561
- time of earliest written record
- 1709-00-00
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Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with One Thousand and One Nights (often known in English as The Arabian Nights), despite not being part of the original text; it was added by the Frenchman Antoine Galland, based on a folk tale that he heard from the Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab.
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