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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati

1080 - 1170

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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (full name: Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Sulayman ibn Rabi al-Māzinī al-Qaysi; c. 1080 – 1170) was an Andalusian traveller from Granada who travelled around eastern and central Europe, and wrote about his travels in an Arabic travelogue, Tuhfat al-Albab ("Gift of Hearts"). He also wrote about spectacular places and things in al-Mu’rib ‘an ba’d ‘aja’ib al-Maghreb (Praise of Some of the Wonders of North Africa), and established a genre of books of wonder in Arabic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Hamid al-Gharnati has received more than 12,910 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Abu Hamid al-Gharnati is the 2,098th most popular writer (down from 1,910th in 2019), the 720th most popular biography from Spain (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 78th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 19

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  • 7.16

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  • 1.65

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Notable Works

Abū Ḥāmid el Granadino y su relación de viaje por tierras eurasiáticas
Medieval Geography
1953

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 2,098 out of 7,302. Before him are Tin Ujević, Jean Bruller, Yoshida Kenkō, Hamdallah Mustawfi, C. W. Ceram, and Constantine Manasses. After him are Anne Golon, Li Shangyin, Fred Uhlman, Marthe Bibesco, James Hilton, and François Coppée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 11. Before him are Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Matilda of Scotland, Margaret Fredkulla, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, and Sanai. After him are Raymond du Puy, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, William of Malmesbury, William of Conches, Domenico Morosini, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur. Among people deceased in 1170, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Becket, Albert the Bear, Mstislav II of Kiev, Frederick V, Duke of Swabia, and Al-Mustanjid. After him are Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, and Owain Gwynedd.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 720 out of 3,355. Before him are Itziar Ituño (1974), Aben Humeya (1520), Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga (1484), Pelagius of Córdoba (912), Rocío Dúrcal (1944), and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553). After him are Muhammad XIII of Granada (1500), Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1971), Ramón Sampedro (1943), Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji (1200), Periko Alonso (1953), and Juan de Zumárraga (1468).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks 78. Before him are Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Cristóbal de Morales (1600), Jaume Cabré (1947), Jorge Manrique (1440), Caterina Albert (1869), and Mariano José de Larra (1809). After him are Ramón Sampedro (1943), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532), Fernando de Rojas (1470), Leopoldo Alas (1852), and Francesc Eiximenis (1330).

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