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Al-Bakri

1014 - 1094

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Abū ʿUbayd ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad ibn Ayyūb ibn ʿAmr al-Bakrī (Arabic: أبو عبيد عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن محمد بن أيوب بن عمرو البكري), or simply al-Bakrī (c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Bakri has received more than 186,774 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Al-Bakri is the 23rd most popular geographer (up from 24th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 370th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Geographer.

Al-Bakri is most famous for his book "The Book of Routes and Kingdoms" in which he describes the world's geography.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Al-Bakri ranks 23 out of 86. Before him are Ibn Khordadbeh, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ibn Jubayr, James Lovelock, Sebastian Münster, and David Harvey. After him are Élisée Reclus, Abraham Cresques, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Fra Mauro, William Morris Davis, and Nicolas Sanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1014, Al-Bakri ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1094, Al-Bakri ranks 3. Before him are Mahmud I of Great Seljuq, and Sancho Ramírez. After him are Al-Mustansir Billah, Al-Muqtadi, Duncan II of Scotland, Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, Seonjong of Goryeo, Badr al-Jamali, and William IV, Count of Toulouse.

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    Al-Bakri

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    1014 - 1094

    HPI: 61.17

    Rank: 1

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Al-Bakri ranks 353 out of 3,355. Before him are Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Sancho III of Castile (1134), and Ricardo Bofill (1939). After him are Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907), Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), José Sanjurjo (1872), and Joseph Karo (1488).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Spain

Among geographers born in Spain, Al-Bakri ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Pomponius Mela (15), and Ibn Jubayr (1145). After him are Abraham Cresques (1325), and Jehuda Cresques (1350).

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