Born in Tangier in 1304, Ibn Battuta traversed more than 73,000 miles over three decades, out-traveling Marco Polo by threefold. His travelogue, the Rihla, dictated in Fez, offers an incomparable portrait of 14th-century Islamic civilization, China, India, and West Africa.
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Ibn Battuta: History’s greatest traveler and his epic journeys
Setting out from Tangier in 1325, Ibn Battuta covered over 120,000 kilometers across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
