MAHMUD AZ-ZAMAKHSHARI'S "AL-JIBAL VAL-AMKINA VAL- MIYAH" Its Role in Language, Toponymy, and Cultural Heritage

This article is dedicated to the work "Al-Jibal val-Amkina val-Miyāh" by the great scholar, prominent linguist, and exegete, Mahmud ibn Umar az-Zamakshari. It discusses the history of the work's creation, its earliest manuscript copies, and the contributions of the Dutch orientalist who prepared its Latin-Arabic academic edition. The article extensively explores the work's significance in the fields of linguistics, culture, toponymy, and lexicography, highlighting its importance as an invaluable source in the history of Arabic philology.