Ibn Battuta Begins Travels

Date: June 13, 1325 • Location: Tangier, Morocco

Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years).

Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi Muslim traveller, explorer, and scholar from Tangier, Morocco. Over a 30-year period (1325–1354) he visited much of Africa, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his life, Ibn Battuta dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, commonly known as The Rihla.