Where was Ibn Battuta from?
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Morocco
He was a young scholar.
💡 Did you know? Ibn Battuta came from Tangier in Morocco and was a trained legal scholar.
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How far did Ibn Battuta travel?
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120,000 km
The greatest traveller of the Middle Ages.
💡 Did you know? Ibn Battuta covered around 120,000 km: far more than Marco Polo, over three decades.
To which city did Ibn Battuta’s first journey lead?
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Mecca
It became a life's task.
💡 Did you know? What began as a pilgrimage to Mecca became a 29-year journey across half the then-known world.
Which regions did Ibn Battuta travel?
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Africa, Arabia, India, China
Almost the whole Islamic world.
💡 Did you know? From West Africa through Arabia and India to China: Ibn Battuta travelled almost the entire Islamic world.
What is Ibn Battuta's travelogue called?
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Rihla
Dictated at the sultan's wish.
💡 Did you know? His travelogue „Rihla“ is one of the most important sources on the 14th-century world.
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