History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c14.12

c14.12

In the course of his voyages Ibn Baṭūṭah visited numerous Asiatic countries and cities of which he has given pretty full accounts. Passing through the whole longitude of Africa, he reached Alexandria and visited Cairo where he stayed for some time. From Cairo he started for Mecca, but wars in the Red Sea prevented him from doing so and he was obliged to turn back. He proceeded to Palestine and Syria and visited the cities of Allepo and Damascus. He went to Mecca where he stayed for three years and from there started on his voyage. Passing through African and Egyptian territories, he again reached Syria and made an extensive tour throughout the small Turkish monarchies which existed in Asia Minor. He then crossed the Black Sea to Caffa, the first Christian city which he visited. After protracted wanderings by devious routes in Kipchak and Middle Russia where he was very much struck by