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Ibn Battuta (born February 24, 1304, Tangier, Morocco—died 1368/69 or 1377, Morocco) was the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah ( Travels ). His great work describes his extensive travels covering some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) in trips to almost all of the Muslim countries ...
- Ivan Hrbek
Abū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī (/ ˌ ɪ b ən b æ t ˈ t uː t ɑː /; 24 February 1304 – 1368/1369), commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.
- The Islamic Marco Polo, Ibn battuta al-Tanji
- Rihla
Feb 7, 2019 · Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan Explorer from Tangiers who traveled more widely than anyone of his day, covering 75,000 miles (120,000 km) between 1325 - c. 1352.
- Joshua J. Mark
- What is Ibn Battuta famous for?Ibn Battuta is famous for his work The Rihla of Ibn Battuta, the story of his travels between 1325-c. 1352.
- How many countries did Ibn Battuta visit?Ibn Battuta visited 40 countries and crossed three continents.
- Is Ibn Battuta's Rihla considered accurate?In spite of some passages taken from earlier works, Ibn Battuta's Rihla is considered an accurate and trustworthy account by most modern scholars.
Sep 28, 2018 · Ibn Battuta (1304–1368) was a scholar, theologian, adventurer, and traveler who, like Marco Polo fifty years earlier, wandered the world and wrote about it. Battuta sailed, rode camels and horses, and walked his way to 44 different modern countries, traveling an estimated 75,000 miles during a 29 year period.
Jul 20, 2017 · Born in Tangier, Morocco, Ibn Battuta came of age in a family of Islamic judges. In 1325, at age 21, he left his homeland for the Middle East. He intended to complete his hajj—the Muslim...
Ibn Battuta was a lawyer from Morocco in North Africa. In 1325, he set off on his first hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca. It took him over a year to get there. He travelled to modern day Iraq, Iran...
Explorer. Medieval. Quick Facts: He was a Muslim explorer who made a series of journeys that spanned nearly three decades. He traveled throughout almost the entire Islamic world, and went as far as India and China. Name: Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta [ah-boo] [ahb-doo-luh] [moo-hah-muhd ] [ib-uhn] [buh-too-tuh] Birth/Death: 1304 CE - 1368 CE.
