Abu Hamid al-Gharnati

Andalusian Arab traveller who travelled around eastern and central Europe, and wrote about his travels in travelogue
Person human Q335045
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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati

Summary

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati is a human[1]. His place of birth was Granada[2]. He was born on 1080[3]. He died in Damascus[4]. He died on 1170[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and traveler[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's place of birth was Granada[2].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati passed away in Damascus[4].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati was born on 1080[3].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati died on 1170[5].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati held citizenship in Almoravid dynasty[9].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's professions included writer[6].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati worked as a traveler[7].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's field of work was fiqh[10].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's field of work was travel[11].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's religion is recorded as Islam[12].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati is recorded as male[13].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[15].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[16].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو حامد الغرناطي'}[17].
  • Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati was born in Granada[2]. He was born on 1080[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and traveler[7]. Fields of work include fiqh[10], a field of study[19] and travel[11].

Personal Life

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati's religion is recorded as Islam[12].

Death and Burial

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati died on 1170[5]. He died in Damascus[4].

Why It Matters

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Abu Hamid al-Gharnati born?

Born in Granada[2], Abu Hamid al-Gharnati…

Where did Abu Hamid al-Gharnati die?

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati died in Damascus[4].

What did Abu Hamid al-Gharnati do for work?

Abu Hamid al-Gharnati worked as writer[6] and traveler[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, traveler
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  2. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Field of work fiqh, travel
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00287379
    Place of death Damascus
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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