Ibn Battuta\\\'s Travels Illustrated
Book Author Ibn Battuta
DescriptionBattuta leaves Tangier to perform his first Hajj to Mecca. On his way along
the Mediterranean coast of Africa he takes a wife. In Alexandria a pious
ascetic predicts that he would travel to India and China. A few days later
Battuta dreams of a big bird taking him to Yemen, Iraq, Persia and India. In
Damascus he joins the Syrian pilgrims to Mecca