A Geographical Dimension in the Poetry of De’bil Al- Khozaee

A Geographical Dimension in the Poetry of De’bil Al- Khozaee Abdul Rasoul Ghaffari * Abstract In this article, we attempt to study De'bil Al-Khozaee's poetry. We find him a person who travelled a lot around the west and the east of Islamic world. In his journey, he acquired knowledge, belles-letters, morals and also wealth. What is important for us in this research is the geographical dimension, namely the countries and cities he visited. We, thus, study his journey to Iraq (Kufa, Baghdad, Basrah and Samerra') Hijaz, i. e. sacred lands Egypt (as the ruler of Aswan city) Syria (Damascus and Hems) then to the east of Islamic world, i. e. Persian lands including Deynur, Samanjan, Rey, Gorgan, Neyshabur, Khorasan, Qum and Shahrezur to the west of the Islamic world, i. e. Morocco his return to Iraq and finally his journey from Kufa to Basrah, and to Ahwaz and then to the city of Shush where he is buried now. Key words : De'bil Khozaee, poetry, belles-letters, Arabic literature, geographical dimension * Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Kasha