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Khwarazm · Alexandria

Event

Khwarazm

Also known as

Caresmia
Chorasam
Chorasam
Chorasmia
Chorasmia
Chorasmia

Image illustrating Khwarazm — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Khwarazmsee Wikimedia Commons

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Connected to

birthplace ofMuḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi780 CE
had as citizenFarasmanes4th c. BCE
birthplace ofIbn al-Malāḥimī10th c. CE
birthplace ofMuhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi899 CE
birthplace ofRabghuzi12th c. CE

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