Ibn Battuta part 11
At nightfall they smooth down the sand so that no track is left on it, then in the morning the governor comes and looks...
Ibn Battuta part 10
Camels, Hyenas, and Bejas
Here we crossed the Nile and, hiring camels, journeyed with a party of Arabs through a desert, totally devoid of settlements...
Ibn Battuta part 9
The river Indus resembles it in this feature. The Nile is one of the five great rivers of the world, which are the Nile,...
Ibn Battuta part 8
There are a large number of religious establishments which they call khanqahs, and the nobles vie with one another in building them. Each...
Ibn Battuta part 7
It possesses a wooden bridge at which all vessels anchor, and in the afternoon the baulks are lifted and the vessels pass up and...
Ibn Battuta part 6
Next morning, after all the other visitors had gone, he called me and when I had related my dream interpreted it to me saying:...
Ibn Battuta part 5
A visit to a holy man in the country
During my stay at Alexandria I had heard of the pious Shaykh al-Murshidi, who bestowed gifts...
Ibn Battuta part 4
The breadth of the passage inside is nine spans and that of the wall ten spans; each of the four sides of the lighthouse...
Ibn Battuta part 3
The inhabitants assembled in large numbers to celebrate the festival, making a brave show and wearing their richest apparel. The Sultan Abu Yahya arrived...
Ibn Battuta part 2
At Bijaya I fell ill of a fever, and one of my friends advised me to stay there till I recovered. But I refused,...
