Of the three usual routes to Mecca, Ibn Battuta chose the least-travelled, which involved a journey up the Nile valley, then east to the Red Sea port of Aydhab, Upon approaching the town however, a local rebellion forced him to turn back.
Ibn Battuta chose the least-travelled. This was of the three usual routes to Mecca. Travelled involved a journey up the Nile valley. A local rebellion was approaching the town however. This was of the three usual routes to Mecca. This was east to the Red Sea port of Aydhab. A local rebellion forced him to turn back. This was of the three usual routes to Mecca. This was east to the Red Sea port of Aydhab.