The collection offered to the attention of readers has been prepared for the anniversary of Irina Konovalova, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Deputy Director, Chief Researcher, Head of the Department of Special Historical Disciplines and Head of the Center for Historical Geography of the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the largest orientalist in our country, the author of a large number of studies and publications of sources, outstanding specialist in the field of historical geography, executive editor of the recently organized almanac "Historical Geography."