GeoHadith / Places

Centres of learning.

From al-Andalus to Transoxiana, one gazetteer that gathers every spelling found in the data. Counts show the scholars whose main centre of learning the place was.

All Anatolia and the Balkans 2Jibāl and Iran 37Hijaz 2Khurasan and Transoxiana 33Iraq and al-Jazira 24The Maghrib and al-Andalus 35Egypt 20Syria (al-Shām) 24Yemen 2 Regions / climes

37 places

  1. Isfahan أصبهان (أصفهان) Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Isfahan 1,016
  2. Hamadan همذان Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Hamadan 284
  3. Jurjan (city) جرجان Jurjan (Gurgan) · Gonbad-e Kavus 142
  4. Rayy الري Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Shahr-e Rey 105
  5. Qazvin قزوين Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Qazvin 75
  6. Shiraz شيراز Fars · Shiraz 67
  7. Dinawar الدينور Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Dinavar ruins 44
  8. Astarabad أستراباذ Jurjan (Gurgan) · Gorgan 39
  9. Ahvaz (Suq al-Ahwaz) الأهواز Khuzistan · Ahvaz 20
  10. Damghan دامغان Qumis · Damghan 20
  11. Abhar أبهر Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Abhar 20
  12. Kerman (Bardasir) كرمان (بردسير) Kirman · Kerman 15
  13. Zanjan زنجان Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Zanjan 13
  14. Bastam بسطام Qumis · Bastam 11
  15. Fasa فسا Fars · Fasa 10
  16. Shahrazur شهرزور Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Yasin Tepe (Shahrizor plain) 10
  17. Bardhaʿa بردعة Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Barda 9
  18. Shushtar (Tustar) تستر Khuzistan · Shushtar 8
  19. Qom قم Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Qom 7
  20. Urmia أرمية Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Urmia 7
  21. Maragheh مراغة Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Maragheh 6
  22. Amol آمل Tabaristan · Amol 6
  23. al-Bayda (Fars) البيضاء Fars · Beyza (Sepidan) 4
  24. Ardabil أردبيل Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Ardabil 4
  25. Siraf سيراف Fars · Taheri 4
  26. Tabriz تبريز Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Tabriz 4
  27. Istakhr إصطخر Fars · Istakhr ruins 4
  28. Nahavand نهاوند Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Nahavand 3
  29. Derbent (Bab al-Abwab) باب الأبواب (دربند) Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Derbent 2
  30. Gundishapur جنديسابور Khuzistan · Shahabad ruins (Dezful) 2
  31. Tbilisi تفليس Armenia (Arminiya) · Tbilisi 2
  32. Khilat خلاط Armenia (Arminiya) · Ahlat 1
  33. ʿAskar Mukram عسكر مكرم Khuzistan · Band-e Qir 1
  34. Dihistan (Misrian) دهستان Jurjan (Gurgan) · Dehistan / Mishrian ruins 1
  35. Ardestan أردستان Jibal (ʿIraq al-ʿAjam) · Ardestan 1
  36. Ganja (Janza) جنزة Azerbaijan (Adharbayjan) · Ganja 1
  37. Ramhormoz رامهرمز Khuzistan · Ramhormoz 1