Ibn Battuta travelled about 117,000 km, almost three times round the equator.

1325 · 1354 · apart: 29 years

In 29 years he went from Morocco to China and from the Volga to Mali, outdistancing Marco Polo.

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• Travels of Ibn Battuta1325–1354 · Tangier. The Moroccan Ibn Battuta left his native Tangier on pilgrimage and spent nearly 30 years travelling. He journeyed from Mali and East Africa to India and China, covering an estimated 120,000 kilometres.

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