The Arabic equivalent of Marco Polo is "Sheikh Ibn Battuta", a young Moroccan who has traveled three times as much as Marco Polo, i.e. 75,000 miles, in 27 years.
The only medieval traveler who visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his ...
The Arabic equivalent of Marco Polo is "Sheikh Ibn Battuta", a young Moroccan who has traveled three times as much as Marco Polo, i.e. 75,000 miles, in 27 years.
The only medieval traveler who visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, "Ibn Battuta" was born into a family of very religious judges. In 1326, after leaving his native city, Tangiyeh, he traveled to Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Hijaz, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Bahrain, Turkestan, Mesopotamia and part of India and China, Java, East Europe, and East Africa in 27 years. traveled "Ibn Battuta" can be considered one of the greatest travelers in human history.
This famous Moroccan traveler traveled to Iran four or five times and used the Persian language to communicate with non-Arabs on all his eastern trips.
In "Ibn Batuta's travelogue" which was written on his return, not only contains narrations that transport him to strange lands but also describes in detail the maritime activities of Muslims in the Middle East and the Far East, the activities of various cultures, It describes the attractive elements of architecture and agriculture.
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