What was the speciality of al idrisi map?
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Al-Idrisi's work was translated into Latin and studied globally. Arab geographer al-Idrisi oversaw the creation of more than 70 maps. This al-Idrisi map contains the Mediterranean Sea, northern Africa, Europe, and parts of Asia. It is oriented with the south toward the top.
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An arab geographer al-Idrisi took or oversaw the creation or formation of more than 70 maps. The speciality of al idrisi map is explained below:
- This al-Idrisi map consists of the Mediterranean Sea, northern Africa, Europe, and parts of Asia.
- It is oriented with the south toward the top.
- It was considered as an indispensable source of information for areas such as the Mediterranean basin and the Balkans.
- Al-Idrisi developed or produced a cartographic system which divides the world into seven distinct climatic zones.
- Al-Idrisi gained the attention of Norman King Roger II (reigned 1130–54) of Sicily, who has commissioned al-Idrisi to develop his masterpiece Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq which is also known as Tabula Rogeriana which is the first descriptive geography of the world's major population centers.
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