Ibn Battuta ابن بطوطة

Ibn Battuta travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, totalling around 117,000 km (73,000 mi).

Full Name: Abū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī.

Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله اللواتي

Other Names: Shams al-Dīn, Abū Abd Allāh

Born: 1304 AD.

Died: 1369 AD.

Origin: Tangier, Marinid Sultanate.

Famous for: Traveller, Explorer and Scholar.

Contributions:

Tuḥfat an-Nuẓẓār fī Gharāʾib al-Amṣār wa ʿAjāʾib al-Asfār, تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار

Legacy:

The largest themed mall in Dubai, UAE, the Ibn Battuta Mall is named for him

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport is an international airport located in his hometown of Tangier, Morocco.

Articles

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta

Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ibn-Battuta

Berkeley https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/travels-ibn-battuta

Books attributed to Ibn Battuta