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

33 places

  1. Nishapur نيسابور Khurasan · Nishapur (Shadyakh) 1,064
  2. Herat هراة Khurasan · Herat 389
  3. Merv مرو (مرو الشاهجان) Khurasan · Merv (Sultan Kala) 225
  4. Bukhara بخارى Transoxiana · Bukhara 164
  5. Samarqand سمرقند Transoxiana · Samarkand (Afrasiyab) 92
  6. Balkh بلخ Khurasan · Balkh 83
  7. Tus طوس Khurasan · Tus (Tabaran) 80
  8. Nasaf (Karshi) نسف (نخشب) Transoxiana · Karshi 55
  9. Nasa نسا Khurasan · Nisa (Bagyr) 51
  10. Isfarayin إسفرايين Khurasan · Shahr-e Belqeys (Esfarayen) 40
  11. Sarakhs سرخس Khurasan · Old Sarakhs 37
  12. Marw al-Rudh مرو الروذ Khurasan · Bala Murghab 29
  13. Mashhad (Sanabadh) مشهد (سناباذ) Khurasan · Mashhad 24
  14. Shash (Tashkent) الشاش Transoxiana · Tashkent 22
  15. Bust بست Sistan (Sijistan) · Qala-i Bust (Lashkargah) 16
  16. Ghazna غزنة Khurasan · Ghazni 15
  17. Khujand خجندة Transoxiana · Khujand 6
  18. Karmana (Karmina) كرمينية Transoxiana · Karmana 5
  19. Shahristan (Khurasan) شهرستان Khurasan · near Nisa 5
  20. Faryab (Firyab) فارياب (فرياب) Khurasan · Dawlatabad (Faryab) 4
  21. Kashgar كاشغر Turkestan (Bilad al-Turk) · Kashgar 4
  22. Baghshur (Bagh) بغشور (بغ) Khurasan · Qal'a-i Mor area 3
  23. Paykand بيكند Transoxiana · Paykend ruins 3
  24. Farab (Otrar) فاراب Turkestan (Bilad al-Turk) · Otrar 3
  25. Kish (Shahrisabz) كش Transoxiana · Shahrisabz 3
  26. Balasaghun بلاساغون Turkestan (Bilad al-Turk) · Burana 2
  27. Termez ترمذ Transoxiana · Old Termez 2
  28. Akhsikath أخسيكث Transoxiana · Akhsikent ruins 1
  29. Khotan ختن Turkestan (Bilad al-Turk) · Hotan 1
  30. Malin (Herat) مالين Khurasan · near Herat 1
  31. Tunkath (Ilaq) تونكث Transoxiana · Ilaq (Angren valley) 1
  32. Zamakhshar زمخشر Khwarazm · Izmukshir ruins 1
  33. Isfijab (Sayram) إسبيجاب Transoxiana · Sayram 1