Ibn Battuta Research Paper
Ibn Battuta
Biography
Ibn Battuta was born on February 25, 1304 in Tangier Morocco. 64 years later, he died in 1368. Ibn Battuta was a muslim scholar and traveler, known for for his traveling and a excursion called the Rihla (journey). At the age of 21 Ibn Battuta set out on his journey, originally intending to go on the hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime) to Mecca, he ended up on a journey that lasted for about 30 years. In those 30 years, he traveled all across Africa and Asia, covering about 75,000 miles, much more than his predecessors. When Ibn Battuta finally returned to his home in Morocco in the early 1350s,
Biography
Ibn Battuta was born on February 25, 1304 in Tangier Morocco. 64 years later, he died in 1368. Ibn Battuta was a muslim scholar and traveler, known for for his traveling and a excursion called the Rihla (journey). At the age of 21 Ibn Battuta set out on his journey, originally intending to go on the hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime) to Mecca, he ended up on a journey that lasted for about 30 years. In those 30 years, he traveled all across Africa and Asia, covering about 75,000 miles, much more than his predecessors. When Ibn Battuta finally returned to his home in Morocco in the early 1350s,