Born in Khwarazm
· Khwarazm, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported · file Al-Khwarizmi was reportedly born in Khwarazm, the Central Asian oasis region from which his nisba derives. This origin is disputed: another interpretation associates him with Qutrubbul near Baghdad. The date is approximate. Coordinates represent the broad historic Khwarazm region; the specific birthplace is unknown, and scholarly interpretations of his origin differ.
