Translation and evaluation of the work Benjami̇n's Travel Book (1165 - 1173)

The work, which is one of the most important sources of Middle Age, contains important information about jew and Islamic history. There contains information about jews population, jobs, prayer halls and notable reverends in this work. It mentions about the regioons to which Benjamin travelled, interprovincial distances and the trade potential of the city. Benjamin's observations in Islamıc cit reflect original information about social, cultural and political history of the Islamıc wold during that period. There is rumoured information, in the work, , about sects emergin from judaism such as Samaratanism and Epicureanism as well as sepatist beliefs emerging from Islamıc wold such as Durze And Assasins. Keywords: Benjamin's Travel book, Benjamin, Judaism, , Torah, David.