A map by Estakhri from the text Al-aqalim.

A map of the Persian Gulf by Estakhri.

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Farisi al Istakhri (aka Estakhri, Persian: استخری, i.e. from the city of Estakhr) was a medieval Persian geographer in the 9th century.

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It was Estakhri who created the earliest known account of windmills. His works included Al-masaalik al-mamaalik (المسالك الممالك, "Traditions of Countries") and Suwar al-Aqaaleem ( صور الاقاليم, "Shapes of the Climes").

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• Estakhri in Great Encyclopedia of Islam: http://www.cgie.org.ir/shavad.asp?id=123&avaid=3609 (in Persian)
• List of Iranian scientists

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