Al-Wakwak

al-Wakwak, also often written as al-Waq Waq, Wak al-Wak or Wak Wak, is the name of a legendary island or archipelago in the Arabian mythology and literature, namely the One Thousand and One Nights. Waqwaq is mentioned in the records of Islamic travelers and geographers, such as Buzurg (953), Al-Idrisi (1165), Ibnul Wardi (1348), and Al-Himyari (1495); until it appeared in Iberian and Mediterranean texts and maps. The travelers differed in their opinion in determining the location of Waqwaq, among others, those who suspected it was on the coast of Africa, the Seychelles islands, the islands of Southeast Asia, or the Japanese islands.