Maps_1443

Introduction

A digital world map encompassing places mentioned in the seven volumes of kitab `Uyūn ul Akhbār. This guide-page aims at explaining the project further and helping the viewer for an informed use.
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Map - A Brief Introduction

New Enhanced Search Box which supports Arabic and ENglish both.
New Timeline feature showcasing dynasties across ages.
150+ New places added including Areas, Ethnicities, water bodies and landmarks!
Increased Accuracy of Maseerat. (Now they follow their contemporary trade routes.)
Brand new Side-Bar for deskops for toggling layers and accessing info.
Enhanced styling of markers and labels on the map.

- You can toggle multiple layers by using this widget.
- In an icon form in mobile view and sidebar on desktops.
- Measure distance between two or more points on the map.
- For a better overview, you can highlight the concerned places.

This project should strictly not be used for citing and publishing purposes in its current form. This project only serves the goals and aims mentioned in the 'goals' section below. Therefore, it should not be taken out of its defined area of purpose.
Places marked on the map may not point to the very exact location of the place mentioned in kitab `Uyūn ul Akhbār. For precautionary purposes, they should be regarded as approximates ranging between a few meters to a few kilometers.
The list of places marked are in no way exhaustive, leaving a large number of places mentioned in Uyun al Akhbar unattended. We hope to narrow the gap with future releases inshallah.
Some Masīrāt (journey routes) may not include every place mentioned in the text.

These are books and databases we have used to mark the particular place.
The following table has the information for the acronyms used.

The viewer can enjoy a focused map, leaving out all non-concerned locations, labels and flags. And in this regard, it differentiates itself from traditional google or Bing map modifications.
A one-stop project for getting an overview of many important places mentioned in kitab `Uyūn ul Akhbār.
This form of map ticks major accessibility boxes and is viewable and interactive on many devices.
Toggling of multiple layers at once, which is not possible in printed maps.

As new places attain a certain level of authenticity in our research, they will be added accordingly.
Will increase authenticity and precision of the marked places with further research and sources.
More useful layers will be added.