Considered one of the greatest travelers of the fourteenth century, for thirty years, he explored Africa, the Middle East, Asia and China. He was a Moroccan historian and jurist. Leaving Tangier at the age of 21 to make the hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca, he then decided to continue his journey (rihla) covering about 120,000 kilometers and reaching over 40 then unknown countries.
Collection: Images
Project: 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Primary, Secondary Education, Higher Education
Link: https://thelazygeographer.com/2020/03/21/ibn-battuta/
Resource type: Document
Format: Images
Source: Ibn Battuta, I viaggi, Einaudi, Torino 2006 ; R. E. Dunn, The Adventures of Ibn Battuta. A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century, University of California Press, Berkeley 2012; R. E. Dunn, Gli straordinari viaggi di Ibn Battuta, Garzanti, Milano 1993; F. Gabrieli, Viaggi e viaggiatori arabi, Sansoni, Firenze 1975; Id., La letteratura araba, Edizioni Accademia, Milano 2007; J. Ki-Zerbo, Storia dell’Africa nera, Einaudi, Torino 1977,. - INTERNET ARCHIVE (TIME MACHINE: https://web.archive.org)
Language: Italian
Date: 1325-1354
Owner: Beatrice Borghi (Modernalia)
Copyright: B. Borghi, L. Galoppini, Andar per lo mundo. Antologia di viaggi attraverso i secoli tra realtà e immaginario, Pàtron editore, Bologna, in corso di stampa (2022)
Abstract: Diary and cartography.
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