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Synopsis This is the first time an attempt has been made to present a comprehensive survey of the knowledge of India possessed by Arab geographers with special reference to Southern India. A few scattered papers have appeared from time to time, dealing with Arabs knowledge of Southern India, but nowhere is there to be found any comprehensive account presenting the sum total of all the information given by Arab writers. In addition to the study of various books, rare Arabic manuscripts, in the libraries of London, Oxford and Paris, which add to the particulars contained in the published works, notably in those of de Goeje, have been consulted and much original information has been gathered. It is the product of two years residence in London, where the work has done under the guidance of Prof. H.A.R. Gibb; after his appointment to the Arabic Chair at Oxford.