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Muslim Travelers to Africa

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Topic: Muslim Travelers to Africa

Posted By: Fula
Subject: Muslim Travelers to Africa
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2012 at 08:37

Im looking for books or info about some Muslim Arab Travelers to Africa in the 14th-17th century. Would anybody know of any other than Ibn Battuta?

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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2012 at 12:18

Originally posted by Fula

Im looking for books or info about some Muslim Arab Travelers to Africa in the 14th-17th century. Would anybody know of any other than Ibn Battuta?

Not precisely in that time frame.

But here are some others. And they were variously doing or involved with varying professions. Almost all traveled as part of their commitment to the Hajj.

Muhammad ibn Hawqal

Ibn Jubair

Muhammad al-Muqaddasi

Ahmad ibn Majid

Muhammad al-Idrisi

Abu al-Hasan al-Mas’udi

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Posted By: Ollios
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2012 at 15:46

Evliya Çelebi (1611 – 1682) was an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Turks - Ottoman Turkish traveler who journeyed through the territory of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire - Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%C3%87elebi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%C3%87elebi

The tenth volume of his book is about Egypt and Sudan

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