1. Qustaki al-Himsi was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement, a prominent figure in the Arabic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and one of the first reformers of the traditional Arabic poetry.
10 Facts About Qustaki al-Himsi
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Qustaki al-Himsi was born on February 4,1858, in Aleppo.
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Qustaki al-Himsi was a descendant of the al-Mashrouqi family of the Syrian city of Homs.
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Qustaki al-Himsi was raised by his mother Sousan Dallal in a highly educated community.
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Qustaki al-Himsi received his preliminary education in the Roman Catholic school of Aleppo.
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Qustaki al-Himsi mastered the French language during his long stays in France.
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Qustaki al-Himsi was known as the Voyager Poet due to his frequent visits to France, England, Italy, Egypt, Beirut and Constantinople.
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The full collection of Qustaki al-Himsi's poems has not yet been published.
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Qustaki al-Himsi was honoured in his native city of Aleppo by renaming a street at the centre of the city after him.
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Qustaki al-Himsi's statue was erected in 1971 at the centre of the Liberty Square of Aziziyah district in Aleppo.