Possible Starting Places
"Ibn Battuta," Extra History, March 2020:
Part 1,
The Great Traveler
(9 mins)
Part 2, Mongols And Mystics
(9 mins)
Part 3, The Mad Sultan
(9 mins)
Part 4, Escape To China
(9 mins)
Part 5, Plague And Homecoming
(9 mins)
"The Man Who Walked Across The World," BBC, 2007: Tim
Mackintosh-Smith's epic re-tracing of the great 14th-century Moroccan
traveler's journeys.
Douglas Bullis, "The Longest Hajj: The Journey Of Ibn Battuta," Saudi Aramco World (July/August 2000): A superb three-part overview of Battuta's Travels. See below for links to the different sections of the article.
Part 1 -- From Pilgrim To Traveler (Tangier To Makkah)
Part 2 -- From Riches To Rags (Makkah To India)
Part 3 -- From Traveler To Memoirist (China Mali And Home)
Ibn Battuta In The News
Ismail Albayrak, "Ibn
Battuta, A 14th-Century Judge And Ambassador, Travelled Further Than Marco
Polo The Rihla Records His Adventures,"
The Conversation, June 24, 2025.
Ufuk Nekat Tasci, "Was
Ibn Battuta The Greatest Explorer Of All Time?,"
New Arab, August 31, 2023.
A. Peter Dore, "Famous
Travelers To Turkiye: Ibn Battuta, Greatest-Ever Traveler,"
Daily Sabah, June 27, 2023.
Indlieb Razi Saber, "Three
Medieval Muslim Travellers Who Explored The World,"
Middle East Eye, June 15, 2022.
Khulekani Madlela, "Tim
Mackintosh-Smith Obsessed With Ibn Battuta,"
Gulf News, April 20, 2012.
"Google
Doodle Goes On A Journey With Ibn Battuta,"
News 18, February 25, 2012.
Donald G. McNeil, Jr., "The
Long, Dusty Trek Toward Tolerance,"
New York Times, February 13, 2009.
Sara Wheeler, "Review: 'Tangerine Dream,'" Guardian, April 16, 2005.
James Buchan, "Even To The Borders Of China," Guardian, December 21, 2002.
Geoffrey Moorhouse, "Tangier's Long-Distance Man," New York Times, August 25, 2002.
Audio And Video Sources
"Ibn
Battuta," You're
Dead To Me, BBC, September 2, 2022. (56 mins)
"Monday Night Travel: Ibn Battuta," Nightlife, May 25, 2020. (20 mins)
"Ibn
Battuta: The Greatest Traveller In History?,"
History Time, September 16, 2017. (7 mins)
"The
Incredible Adventures Of Medieval Traveller Ibn Battuta,"
Heroes And Legends Documentary Travel. (109 mins)
"How
Did Ibn Battuta Explore The World?,"
Knowledgia, April 14, 2022. (17 mins)
"Ibn Battuta, The Traveler Of Islam," Stuff You Missed In History Class, iHeart Radio, July 13, 2019. (32 mins)
"Ibn Battuta," African Perspectives, BBC World Service, December 23, 1998. (29 mins)
"KS2:
Ibn Battuta," BBC
Teach. (4 mins)
"The Travels Of A Medieval Adventurer," The Book Show, ABC, June 30, 2011. (22 mins)
"Monday Night Travel: Ibn Battuta," Nightlife, ABC, May 25, 2020. (20 mins)
"Great Voyages: Travelers's Tips From The 14th Century: The Detours Of Ibn Battuta," Penn Museum, December 13, 2013.
Web-Sites
Ibn Battuta
-- Wikipedia:
An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
"Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, And Zheng He -- Early Connectors," PBS Learning Media.
Ibn Battuta: Muslim Traveling Judge, Khan Academy.
Primary Sources
Medieval Sourcebook, Ibn Battuta -- Travels In Asia And Africa, 1325-1354: A small sampling of Battuta's original travel writing.