The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Introduction 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 […]
Ibn Battuta. Muslim explorer and writer.
Also known as: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Lawātī al-Tanjī ibn Baṭṭūṭah Written by Ivan Hrbek Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Apr 25, 2025 • Article History […]
‘Journey to Mecca’ documentary premieres in Riyadh
King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh. (SPA) NADA ALTURKI November 20, 2023 RIYADH: King Abdulaziz Public Library announced the documentary “Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta” screened […]
Why Moroccan Scholar Ibn Battuta May Be the Greatest Explorer of all Time
In the 14th century, the Moroccan wanderer Ibn Battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75,000 miles across Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia. BY: EVAN ANDREWS UPDATED: AUGUST 22, […]
Even Ibn Battuta would struggle in the age of overtourism
The famed traveller took decades to explore the world but modern travel and social media can lead to destinations being quickly overrun DECLAN MCVEIGH The greatest traveller the Arab world […]
Ibn Battuta, Muslim traveler
Muslim explorer and writer WRITTEN BY Ivan Hrbek Staff member, Oriental Institute, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1953–92. Author of “The Chronology of Ibn Battute’s Travels” in Archiv Orientalni.Last Updated: Feb 20, […]
Ibn Battuta arrives in China – 1345
Ibn Battuta Arrives in China Ibn Battuta Arrives in China Having sailed for forty days, Ibn Battuta finally reached the busy port of Quanzhou on the shore of Fujian Province. He was amazed at what he saw and learned that silk is being used as clothing even by less fortunate […]
Famous Muslim Travellers of the Past
Words: Juber Ahmed Muslim travellers were leading pioneers in broadening their horizons [through travel] not only because they desired to travel, but also because they had a religious incentive behind […]
Muslim Traveling Judge The account of the travels of the Muslim legal scholar Ibn Battuta in the first half of the 14th century reveals the wide scope of the Muslim world at that time.
The Abode of Islam During the life of Ibn Battuta (sometimes spelled Battutah), Islamic civilization stretched from the Atlantic coast of West Africa across northern Africa, the Middle East, […]
Why Arab Scholar Ibn Battuta is the Greatest Explorer of all Time
History Stories By Evan Andrews // July 20, 2017 Explorer Ibn Battuta on horseback. Behind him, a map of his journey. (Credit: INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo) The title of “history’s most […]
The Travels of Ibn Battuta
The Travels of Ibn Battuta A Virtual Tour with the 14th Century Traveler GALLERY | SIDE TRIPS | RESOURCES | ABOUT 1 MOROCCO ACROSS NORTH AFRICA (1325) CAIRO, EGYPT (1326) 2 ON TO SYRIA AND PALESTINE (1326) THE HAJJ: MEDINA TO MECCA (1326) 3 PERSIA AND IRAQ (1326 – 1327) […]
Ibn Battuta – the great traveler
Ibn Battuta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta#China Ibn Battuta Native name أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله اللواتي الطنجي بن بطوطة Born February 25, 1304 Tangier, Morocco […]
Islam’s Great Historian: The man who travelled for thirty years
ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS Friday 17 May 2013 Shamsuddin Mohammed, “Ibn Battuta”, the great Muslim adventurer of Morocco, was born on 17th of Rajab 703 AH (corresponding to Feb. 24, […]
The longest Haj – The Journeys of Ibn Battuta
Written by Douglas Bullis http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200004/the.longest.hajj.the.journeys.of.ibn.battuta-editor.s.note.htm Despite his travels and his book, Ibn Battuta was not a travel writer in the modern sense. Four things can help us today understand what we read about his experiences between 1325 and 1354. First, though the book is commonly referred to as “the Rihla,” […]