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Ibn Battutah

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Ibn Battutah

 orig. Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah al-Lawati al-Tanji ibn Battutah

(born Feb. 24, 1304, Tangier, Mor.—died 1368/69, Morocco) Noted Arab traveler and writer. He received a traditional juristic and literary education in Tangier. After a pilgrimage to Mecca (1325), he decided to visit as many parts of the world as possible, vowing “never to travel any road a second time.” His 27-year wanderings through Africa, Asia, and Europe covered some 75,000 mi (120,000 km). On his return, he dictated his reminiscences, which became one of the world's most famous travel books, the Rihlah.
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These pilgrimage accounts can also taper into other genres: for instance, while Ibn Battutah (b1304) set out to go to Mecca, he ended up travelling across 50 countries and dictating what is undoubtedly a travel book in a narrow generic sense rather than the account of a pilgrimage.
Other Routes: 1,500 Years of African and Asian Travel Writing by African Business
From PICADOR we have Tim Mackintosh-Smith's edition of The Travels of Ibn Battutah ([pounds sterling]20.
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Ibn Battutah describes a dream that he had, in Alexandria, when he flew on the wings of a giant bird "alighting in a dark and greenish country".
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