Ibn Battuta: From Makkah Pilgrimage to 29 Years of Global Exploration

In 1325, 21-year-old Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta embarked on a Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah. What began as a brief religious journey transformed into a remarkable 29-year odyssey across Africa, Asia, and Europe, marked by shipwrecks, bandit attacks, political intrigues, and even the Black Death pandemic. Travelling over 120,000 kilometres by horse, camel, donkey, wagon, and [] The post Ibn Battuta: From Makkah Pilgrimage to 29 Years of Global Exploration first appeared on .