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Ibn Battuta, Moroccan explorer

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Ibn Battuta

Maghrebi traveller and scholar (1304–1368/1369)

Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar. Over a period of 30 years from 1325 to 1354, he visited much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his life, Ibn Battuta dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those…
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February 24

Day of the year

February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 310 days remain until the end of the year.
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