A master's thesis at the College of Education for Women at the University of Basrah discussed the contributions of Andalusian scholars to geography.
The thesis of the researcher Muntaha Jasib Nazim included a preface in which the concept of geography was known and the first to classify it, and how the influence of ancient geographical thought prevailed on the emergence of Islamic geography.
It showed the impact of Muslim scholars on the progress of geography, and the motives that helped the development of this science in Andalusia and its great impact in Europe.
It touched on the contributions of geography to public life in Andalusia and how it had a clear impact on the conquest of Andalusia.
The thesis concluded that the science of geography witnessed a great activity in Andalusia, and this was represented by the geographical efforts that indicated the scientific level reached by Andalusian geographers in that period, as they contributed to clarifying several places and studied the earth, its shape and dimensions.
