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| Keywords: C952 map of ash-Sham by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Istakhri.jpg THE LAND OF ISRAEL IN IBRAHIM IBN MUHAMMAD ISTAKHRI'S MAP OF SYRIA ca 952 The 10th and 11th centuries were the era of the 'Atlas of Islam' - collections of maps which usually included representations of 17 Islamic countries The Arabs never regarded the Land of Israel which they called Falastin as a distinct geographical or political unit and mapped it as an integral part of ash-Sham Syria as in the example shown here Jerusalem is represented by one of the circles in the upper part of the map which is directed towards the south-west and is named Bayt al-Maqdas Hebrew Bet haMiqdash the Temple http //www mfa gov il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Jerusalem+in+Old+Maps+and+Views-+6-13+century htm Creator Estakhri Al-Istakhri maps Medieval manuscripts Islamic Golden Age Maps in Arabic Old maps of Syria Old maps of Palestine Islamic art in Israel Old maps of Israel PD-old | ||||
