Abu Nuwas
Iraqi poet
Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami (750–810), or Abū-Nuwās, was a classical Arabic poet. He was born in Persia. He is in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.
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![]() Abu Nuwas, as drawn by Khalil Gibran in 1916. | |
Born | 756 |
Died | 814 (aged 57–58) - Baghdad |
Occupation | Poet |