Countries Visited by Ibn Battuta in the 14th Century

This world map shows the country visited by the 14th-century scholar and traveler Ibn Battuta.

According to Britannica, Ibn Battuta first made his travels in order to fulfill the mandatory Islamic pilgrimage of hajj. He also journeyed in search of better educational opportunities. His journeys are immortalized in a book named Rihlah (Travels).

Throughout his many years of traveling, he visited numerous countries. These countries are located in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

You may also be interested in these:

• The Travels of Ibn Battutah (Macmillan Collector’s Library)
• The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century
• The Travels of Ibn Battuta: in the Near East, Asia and Africa, 1325-1354

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