29 years 44 countries 120,000 kilometres
Following this iconic route, you will be exploring the footsteps of the famous 14th century traveler from Morocco – Ibn Battuta.
Ibn Battuta started his histrorical route in 1325, at the age of 20. His journey lasted for around 29 years and he covered about 120,000 km (75,000 miles) visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the governments of Muslim leaders of the World of Islam, or “Dar al-Islam”.
When Ibn Battuta began his travels, it was more than 125 years before such renowned voyagers as Columbus, de Gama and Magellan set sail. So, it was no wonder that when Ibn Battuta returned to his native city Tangier, he found himself a famous wayfarer and was described by contemporary as “the traveler of the age”. The distance Ibn Battuta travelled was not exceeded by anyone, including Marco Polo, Magellan or Columbus, until the very age of steam.
Ibn Battuta’s itinerary on the map
Ibn Battuta’s itinerary chronologically
1325 -> Across North Africa to Cairo
1326 -> Cairo to Jerusalem, Damascus, Medina, and Mecca
1326 – 1327 -> Iraq and Persia
1328 – 1330 -> The Red Sea to East Africa and the Arabian Sea
1330 – 1331 -> Anatolia
1332 – 1333 -> Lands of the Golden Horde & the Chagatai
1334 – 1341 -> Delhi, the Capital of Muslim India
1341 – 1344 -> Escape from Delhi to the Maldive Islands and Sri Lanka
1345 – 1346 -> Through the Strait of Malacca to China
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