Kitab al-Buldan

Kitab al-Buldan

"Kitab al-Buldan" ( _ar. كتاب البلدان) (sometimes shorthanded to al-Buldan or Buldan) is translated as "Book of Lands" or "Book of Countries" and may refer to one of the following.

*"Kitab al-Buldan" (9th century) by Al-Yaqubi
*"Kitab al-Buldan" (9th century) by Al-Dinawari
*"Kitab al-Buldan", "Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan" (10th century) by Ibn al-Faqih al-Hamadhani.
*"Kitab mu'jam al-Buldan" (13th century) by Yaqut al-Hamawi


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