With Ibn Battuta, No Journey Is Too Far Annapolis Fourth-Graders Travel Depth and Breadth of Islamic Culture in the Footsteps of a 14th-Century Moroccan Man December 4, 2002 ...

Starting in mid-November 1326, Ibn Battuta went north to Baghdad, and from there to Persia, with stops in Isfahan, Shiraz. In each city he marvelled at his discoveries and met many people.

"The abode of peace and capital of Islam" – this is how 14th century explorer Ibn Battuta described Baghdad in his writings. The city’s recent history, however, has been anything but peaceful ...

In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, ...

Ibn Battuta was born in Morocco in 1304 during the rule of the Marinid dynasty. He was commonly known as Shams ad-Din, and his family was of Berber origin who had a tradition of serving as judges.

We all know about Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and Lewis and Clark, but many people haven’t heard of Ibn Battuta, a medieval Muslim scholar who traveled more than 75,000 miles across the ...

In February 1352, Islamic scholar and explorer Ibn Battuta set off from the city of Sijilmasa at the edge of the Sahara to journey with a camel caravan to lands far to the south. TIME contract ...