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Ibn Battuta

1878 illustration by [[Léon Benett]] showing Ibn Battuta (center) and his guide (left) in Egypt Ibn Battuta (; 24 February 13041368/1369),; fully: ; Arabic: }} was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.}} Over a period of thirty years from 1325 to 1354, Ibn Battuta visited much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his life, he dictated an account of his journeys, titled ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but commonly known as ''The Rihla''.

Ibn Battuta travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, totalling around , surpassing Zheng He with about and Marco Polo with . There have been doubts over the historicity of some of Ibn Battuta's travels, particularly as they reach farther East. Provided by Wikipedia
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