Countries of the Middle East and North Africa in Treatises of al-Idrisi and al-Himyari

Student: Khasan Amir

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: Asian Studies (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2020

Al-Himyari and al-Idrisi, living in the Middle Ages, wrote treatises about geographical places, which were familiar to them. The works are very different structurally, lexically and from the historical and geographical points of view. This study aims at finding out, what are the main similarities and differences in description of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries by both authors. The results of the paper will show the development of history and geography at the Middle Ages and prove the necessity of paying more attention to the treatises.

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