{"id":115,"date":"2009-11-16T20:10:54","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T20:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/?p=115"},"modified":"2025-11-22T10:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T10:36:55","slug":"al-idrisi-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/al-idrisi-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Idrisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>l-Idrisi <\/strong><strong>(1100-1166)<\/strong>, who&#8217;s full name was Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani al-Sabti and\u00a0was a<a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Al-Idrisi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-30299\" src=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Al-Idrisi.png\" alt=\"Al-Idrisi\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Al-Idrisi.png 186w, https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Al-Idrisi-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a> distinguished Arab scholar who collaborated with the eccentric King Roger II of Sicily in the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century, in the production of\u00a0 a scientifically founded map. Their project continued over a period of 15 years with the support of a team of geographers. The outcome was a map drawn on a silver disk nearly 2 metres in diameter accompanied by a book, generally known as <em>Roger\u2019s Book<\/em>, which contained over 140 maps plus text.<\/p>\n<p>What is interesting from the Atlantis point of view is that <em>Roger\u2019s Book<\/em> recounts how the Gibraltar landbridge was breached by Alexander the Great. While the introduction of Alexander, who was very highly regarded by the Arabs, is obviously a folkloric embellishment, it demonstrates an underlying belief in the existence of such an isthmus in the distant past. Adding strength to this idea is that al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar and consequently, would undoubtebly have been fully aware of local traditions regarding a landbridge in ancient times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/al-idrisi-1154-ad.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/al-idrisi-1154-ad.gif\" alt=\"al-idrisi-1154-ad\" width=\"400\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/braghine-col-alexander-pavlovitch\/\">Alexander Braghine<\/a><sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/main-bibliography\/b\/\">0156<\/a>.140] <\/sup>recounts how Al-Idrisi refers to a very ancient cataclysm in Morocco during which the sea level rose eleven stadia (over 6500 feet), submerging cities and killing thousands. Unfortunately, we can only speculate on whether this is a description of a tsunami or the consequence of the breaching of a Gibraltar land bridge.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span>Al-Idrisi recently had a feature, Al-Idrisi Montes, on the &#8216;dwarf&#8217; planet Pluto, named after him by the International Astronomical Union.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Idrisi (1100-1166), who&#8217;s full name was Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani al-Sabti and\u00a0was a distinguished Arab scholar who collaborated with the eccentric King Roger II of Sicily in the 12th century, in the production of\u00a0 a scientifically founded map. 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