The table below summarizes the cities where Muslim Scientists, Astronomers and Philosophers were born, educated and conducted their monumental works. In cases where they traveled to many cities in a country only the country name is shown. The country name associated with a city is shown as we know it today, with a few exceptions. During the Islamic rule, particularly under the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphate, many countries (from north Africa, Caucasus, Iran, northwest China to northwest India) came under one Caliph. These were then known as principalities and the person in-charge was known as the Governor of that country or region. A person (including a foreigner) could travel freely in Muslim countries without requiring any proof of citizenship and without any hindrance.
| Name | Professional Career | Born |
| Jabir Ibn Haiyan (Geber) | Kufa (Iraq) | Kufa |
| Al-Asmai | Basrah (Iraq) | Basrah |
| Al-Khawarizmi (Algorizm) | Baghdad (Iraq) | Kheva, Khwarizm (Uzbekistan) |
| Al-Kindi (Alkindus) | Baghdad | Kufa |
| Thabit Ibn Qurrah (Thebit) | Baghdad | Harran (Turkey) |
| Ali Ibn Rabban Al-Tabari | Baghdad | Marv (Tabristan) |
| Ibn Al-Haitham (Alhazen) | Basrah, Baghdad, Spain | Basrah |
| Abu Raihan Al-Biruni | Ghazna (Afghanistan), Several Cities in India | Khwarizm; now Kara-Kalpakshaya (Uzbekistan) |
| Ibn Sina (Avicenna) | Bukhara (Uzbekistan), Rayy, Hamadan and Isphahan (Iran) |
Afshana, Bukhara |
| Al-Zarqali (Arzachel) | Spain | Spain |
| Ibn Zuhr (Avenzoar) | Seville (Andalusia, Spain), Baghdad, Cairo | Seville (Andalusia) | Ulugh Beg | Samarqand (Turkistan; now Uzbekistan) |
Sultaniyya (Turkistan) |
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