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Istakhri, geographer, gives the earliest known account of windmills

Abul Qasim Ubaidullah ibn Abdullah ibn Khurdad-bih a.k.a Istakhri was a medieval Persian prominent geographer.

Among his works we find Al-masalik wa al-mamalik and his al-Aqalim.

It was Istakhri who created the earliest known account of windmills.

A map of the Persian Gulf by Istakhri.

A map of the Persian Gulf by Istakhri.

A map by Istakhri from the text Al-aqalim.

A map by Istakhri from the text Al-aqalim.

Source: wikipedia.org


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