What was Ismail Al Jazari's primary language?
Latin
Turkish
Farsi
Arabic
Answer
Arabic was the primary language of Ismail Al Jazari, the celebrated engineer, inventor and craftsman from the Artuqid dynasty during the 12th and 13th centuries. He hailed from the city of Cizre in present-day Turkey and spent most of his life in the city of Diyarbakir, where he served as the chief engineer to the Artuqid rulers.
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