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Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati was an Andalusian Muslim traveller born in Granada who journeyed through North Africa, the Middle East and eastern Europe in the twelfth century. He visited Volga Bulgaria and Saqsin on the lower Volga and travelled on to Hungary, and his writings describe the peoples, trade and marvels of these lands. His accounts are a valuable source for the Volga region before the Mongol conquest.
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