Description
Book description
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Author's name: Dr. Abdulrahman Hamida
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Number of pages: 720 pages
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The subject of the book: Encyclopedic knowledge of geography in different eras and the most prominent Arab geographers
About the Author
Abdul Rahman Hamida is a university professor and geographer born in the Syrian city of Aleppo. He is the author of many books in the science of geography, such as “Flags of Arab geographers and excerpts from their monuments”, and he has also localized several books, including: “The Golan, a study in regional geography” by Dr. Adib Bagh.
He earned his doctorate in geography from the French University of the Syrians in Paris, and worked as a professor of geography at the universities of Damascus and Aleppo in Syria, the University of Benghazi in Libya, and Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He headed the Department of Geography at Damascus University for several years and was a member of the Arab Writers Union, the Syrian Studies and Research Society, and the Syrian Geographical Society.
He participated in many conferences and seminars inside and outside Syria, and wrote many articles in Arab geographical and general journals.
He married in Aleppo and had a son and three daughters. He died on May 6, 2010 and was buried in Orange County, Southern California, USA, where he lived near his daughter after retirement.
Scientific books and other writings
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Notable Arab geographers and excerpts from their works
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Syria's Human Geography
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Geography of Eastern Europe
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Geography of Asia
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Geography of Western Europe
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Geography of the Arab world
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Geography of major countries
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Climatology
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Aleppo province
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Aleppo region: A study of rural geography in French
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The city of Aleppo: A study of urban geography in French
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Studies in the Geography of Major Countries with Dr. Mahmoud Ramzy
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Economic Atlas of the Islamic World
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The Historical Atlas of the Islamic World with Mahmoud Essam al-Madani
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Kingdom of Morocco: A Study in Human Geography
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The Republic of Tunisia: A study in regional geography
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Arab and International Postal Geography with Mohamed Ahmed Al-Matrawi.
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World Atlas of Deaf Maps
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World Directory 1992 General information, numbers, dates, facts with Dr. Sati Mahli
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Geographical heritage
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Brief on Applied Climate with Dr. Ali Hassan Moussa
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Population Growth and Food Production in the Muslim World
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Population and Food in the Arab World
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Soil science: Pedology
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Syria in Encyclopedia Britannica, 1974
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Damascus article in Encyclopedia Britannica 1974
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Edlib's article in the Lebanese Encyclopaedia 1975
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The Evolution of Geographical Thought by: René Cluzier
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Historical Geography of the Islamic World during the First Four Centuries by: Maurice Lombard
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Principles of Geomorphology (Landforms) by: Max Derrow
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The Great Naval Battles of History by: Robert Chossois
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Brief Geology by: Leon Moret
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Description of Africa by: Al-Hassan bin al-Wazzan (African Lion)
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The Golan, a study in regional geography by: Dr. Adib Bagh
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Muslim Geographers and Travelers by: L. M. M. V. F. Minorsky
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A study of the geological illustrations of the maps of Zabadani - Beirut by: Louis Dupertre
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Raqqa City and its Social Dimensions by: Sonia Fra and Luke Wylie Duhoeffel
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The Third World or the Geography of Underdevelopment by: Yves Lacoste
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The Structure and Morphology of the Near East by: Etienne Dufumos
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Sedimentary Rocks by: Charles Pomperol
