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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.
Ibn Battuta, medieval Muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the Rihlah. His great work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) across and beyond the Islamic world.
- Ivan Hrbek
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
Jul 20, 2017 · Ibn Battuta traveled across Africa, Asia and Europe for 29 years, covering over 75,000 miles. He recorded his adventures in the Rihla, a travelogue that reveals the world of a 14th-century vagabond.
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.
Learn about the life and travels of Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century legal scholar who explored the Muslim world from West Africa to Southeast Asia. Discover how he studied, prayed, worked, and married in different places and cultures.
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Welcome to this tour of Ibn Battuta's medieval travels! You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century Muslim traveler, exploring the places he visited and the people he encountered.
