Project Ibn Battuta
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- This story begins in 1325. A young Ibn Battuta is making his way towards the holy city of Mecca, participating in the Pilgrimage. As a young man, his eagerness for exploration influenced his motivation for these harsh and expansive journeys.
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- Ibn Battuta's Journey started in Tangier, Morocco... his place of birth. Once he hit 21...Ibn set off towards Egypt, alone riding a donkey
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- At Last, the city of Tiemcen
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- After traversing through harsh conditions within Northern Africa, Ibn Battuta finally arrived in the Trade city of Tiemcen
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- This bustling trade city led Ibn straight to the a pilgrimage trail.After traveling through what seemed to be barren wastelands, he finally caught up with a group of other travelers.
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- This group was well set on completing Hajj, but for Ibn Battuta... he hoped to study Muslim religion and law and learn from well renowed scholars.
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- After around a year of travel, Ibn Battuta finally completed the pilgrimage , after falling ill multiple times, seeing most of Northern Africa and even documenting all of his travels along the way.
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