The Travels of Ibn Battuta

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The Travels of Ibn Battuta (Arabic: تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار, romanized: Tuḥfat an-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʿajāʾib al-asfār, lit. 'A gift for the curious, concerning the wonders of cities and marvels of the journeys thereto'), also known simply as The Riḥla (الرحلة ar-riḥla), is the 14th century travelogue documenting Ibn Battuta's lifetime of travel and exploration, which according to his description covered about 73,000 miles (117,000 km). Rihla is the Arabic word for a voyage or journey, and it is a genre of travel writing in Arabic literature.

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