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Ibn Jubayr
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Arab traveller and geographer
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Ibn Jubayr, also known as Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jubayr, was a male geographer, poet, and writer born in Valencia in 1145. He was a Muslim who wrote in Arabic. His name in his native language is recorded as مُحمَّد بن أحمد بن جُبير بن سعيد الأندلسي الكناني, and he was also referred to by the nickname Ibn Jubayr or Abu al-Hasan.
He died in Alexandria on January 1, 1217. His notable work is the Travels of Ibn Jubayr. He is described by the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Travels of Ibn Jubayr
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Key facts
- Born
- 1 September 1145, Valencia , Taifa of Valencia , now Province of Valencia , Spain
- Died
- 29 November 1217 (aged 72), Alexandria , Ayyubid dynasty , Egypt
- Occupations
- Geographer, traveler, poet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Valencia
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
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- date of death
- 1217-11-29
- date of birth
- 1145-09-01
- name in native language
- مُحمَّد بن أحمد بن جُبير بن سعيد الأندلسي الكناني
- nickname
- أبو الحسن
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Ibn Jubayr (1 September 1145 – 29 November 1217; Arabic: ابن جبير), also written Ibn Jubair, Ibn Jobair, and Ibn Djubayr, was an Arab geographer, traveller and poet from al-Andalus. His travel chronicle describes the pilgrimage he made to Mecca from 1183 to 1185, in the years preceding the Third Crusade. His chronicle describes Saladin's domains in Egypt and the Levant which he passed through on his way to Mecca. Further, on his return journey, he passed through Christian Sicily, which had been recaptured from the Muslims only a century before, and he made several observations on the hybrid polyglot culture that flourished there.
Early life
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