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Quotation from The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn Battuta
“I THEN travelled for three days over high mountains, and found in every stage, in these countries, a cell with food for the accommodation of travellers.”
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter VII (opening), trans. Samuel Lee (1829)
Crossing the mountains of Luristan, he notes the hospices that made long journeys possible.
Citation: "I THEN travelled for three days over high mountains, and found in every stage, in these countries, a cell with food for the accommodation of travellers." — Ibn Battuta, The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter VII (opening), trans. Samuel Lee (1829). (id ibn-battuta-travels-q5)
Portrait: Découverte de la Terre 023, Léon Benett, Public domain.
