Travels of Ibn Battuta
ExplorationThe Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta travels across the Islamic world and beyond, from West Africa to China, for nearly three decades.
- Date
- 1325 – 1354 · View on map
- Countries
- Morocco
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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