Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jubayr

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Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jubayr, known as Ibn Jubayr, was a 12th-century Andalusian Arab geographer, traveler, and writer famed for his detailed travelogue describing his pilgrimage from Granada to Mecca and journeys across the Mediterranean and Middle East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Andalusian Arab
geographer
human
traveler
writer
activity performed the Hajj pilgrimage
birthDate 1145
birthPlace Valencia
Al-Andalus
surface form: al-Andalus
citizenship Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
deathDate 1217
deathPlace Alexandria
Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid Egypt
described Ayyubid rule in Egypt and Syria
Crusader states
surface form: Crusader states in the Levant

social and religious life in the Islamic world of his time
employer Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
era 12th century
Almohad period
Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid period
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
genre geographical writing
travel literature
givenName Mohammad
surface form: Muhammad
influenced Ibn Battuta
later Muslim travel writers
knownFor detailed travelogue of pilgrimage from Granada to Mecca
eyewitness descriptions of cities of the Mediterranean and Middle East
language Arabic
mainSubject Mediterranean travel
Middle East
pilgrimage to Mecca
name Ibn Jubayr
notableWork Ibn Jubayr
surface form: Rihlat Ibn Jubayr

The Travels of Ibn Jubayr
occupation court official
secretary
patronymic ibn Ahmad
religion Islam
traveledTo Acre
Alexandria
Baghdad
Cairo
Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Damascus
Mecca
Medina
Sicily

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Ibn Jubayr fullName Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Jubayr