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Ibn Battuta
Maghrebi traveller and scholar (–/)
For other uses, see Ibn Battuta (disambiguation).
Ibn Battuta (; 24 February &#;&#; /),[a] was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.[7] Over a period of thirty years from to , Ibn Battuta visited much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula.
Near the end of his life, he dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, but commonly known as The Rihla.
Ibn Battuta travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, totalling around ,&#;km (73,&#;mi), surpassing Zheng He with about 50,&#;km (31,&#;mi) and Marco Polo with 24,&#;km (15,&#;mi).[8][10]
Name
"Ibn Battuta" is a patronymic, literally meaning 'son of the duckling'.[11] His most common full name is given as AbuAbdullahMuhammad ibn Battuta.[12] In his travelogue, The Rihla, he gives his
