Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī

Historical Site

Al-Khwarizmi Monument

Place type
Historical Site
Elevation
100 m

Field notes

The field account

Statue of the 9th-century mathematician, astronomer and geographer Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, whose nisba (identifying him as from Khwarazm) was Latinized as Algoritmi, and gave also his name to the region of Khiva

Map margin

Where it sits

Visual field notes

A closer look