Economic life In Greater Armenia in the light of Ibn Hawqal’s book “The Image of the Earth” (367 AH/977 AD)

The book Surat al-Ard by Ibn Hawqal is one of the most important sources that surpassed other Islamic and Armenian sources in the geographical field, because he drew through his book a clear picture of the economic life in Armenia, characterized by clarity and accuracy in terms of the method of presentation, comprehensive information, and accurate description, which was aided in this accurate drawing by his visit to Armenia in 325 AH / 936 AD, as he was an eyewitness to the abundance of its goods and wealth. He presented (35) thirty-five narratives that covered all aspects of economic life there, as the first place went to the commercial side, perhaps because Ibn Hawqal had practiced commercial work, and his interest was in the agricultural side, followed by the industrial side. The research was divided into an introduction, two chapters, and a conclusion. The introduction is the importance of the topic, the reason for choosing it, and a summary of it in general. As for the first chapter, it talked about Ibn Hawqals sources regarding economic life in Armenia, and the second chapter studied Ibn Hawqals narratives about the agricultural, industrial, and commercial sides. We recorded in the conclusion the most important results we reached during the process of Search..