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  2. Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world

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    Islamic regional cartography is usually categorized into three groups: that produced by the "Balkhī school", the type devised by Muhammad al-Idrisi, and the type that are uniquely found in the Book of curiosities. [3] The maps by the Balkhī schools were defined by political, not longitudinal boundaries and covered only the Muslim world.

  3. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    Islamic regional cartography is usually categorized into three groups: that produced by the "Balkhī school", the type devised by Muhammad al-Idrisi, and the type that are uniquely found in the Book of curiosities. [71] The maps by the Balkhī schools were defined by political, not longitudinal boundaries and covered only the Muslim world.

  4. Islamic Association of Long Island - Wikipedia

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    Islamic Association of Long Island, also known as Selden Masjid, is the first Masjid in Suffolk County, registered with New York state in 1974. [5] The original structure was purchased from a church. However, back in 2012 a new and modern building was built for this house of worship.

  5. Powers Street Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The Powers Street Mosque in Brooklyn, New York City is one of the oldest mosques in the United States. It was founded by a small group of Lipka Tatars, originating from the Białystok region of Poland. This was the first Muslim organization in New York State [1] [2] and the first official mosque for New York City's Muslim population.

  6. Islamic Society of Central New York - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic Society of Central New York is a "purpose-built" Sunni mosque and Islamic community centre located on Comstock Avenue in Syracuse, NY.Founded in 1981, by Khaja Qutubuddin, the center serves the needs of Central New York's estimated 15,000 - 20,000 Muslims [1] providing various services and outreach programs for the Muslim and non-Muslim community.

  7. Erwin Raisz - Wikipedia

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    Raisz served in the army during World War I, and emigrated to New York in 1923. He worked for the Ohman Map Company while studying for his 1929 Ph.D. at Columbia University. He offered a course in cartography while a student, one of the first such in the United States. [1]

  8. List of former state routes in New York (51–100) - Wikipedia

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    New Jersey state line at Chestnut Ridge US 202 in Haverstraw early 1940s [20] [21] 1949 [39] NY 96 (1930-early 1940s) US 4 / NY 7 in Troy MA 2 at the Massachusetts state line at Petersburgh 1930 [14] early 1940s [20] [21] NY 99: NY 30 in Duane NY 3 in Franklin 1930 [40] 1994 [5]

  9. Islam in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Paterson, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area west of New York City, was estimated to have become home to 25,000 to 30,000 Muslims as of 2011. Paterson has been nicknamed Little Ramallah and contains a neighborhood with the same name and an Arab American population estimated as high as 20,000 in 2015.