Ibn Battuta was a great explorer. Battuta, who was also known as Abū ʿAbd al-Lāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Lāh l-Lawātī ṭ-Ṭanǧī ibn Baṭūṭah, is most famous for documenting his travels around North America and Western Asia in the early 14 century. I think he was very interesting because he was very brave to go places where he did not know anyone and may not have even be able to communicate with spoken language. Ibn Battuta was very courageous and heroic. 
Battuta was born in Tangier, Morocco in 1304. When he was 21 years old he left home to go on his hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. This three year young trip probably made him fall in love with traveling. His greatest achievements was writing down descriptions of the many places he visited and people he met. He published these descriptions in a book called Rihla. People in Northern Africa were able to learn about the far away lands of China or the Maldives because of this great book. Battuta also worked as a judge in India and in Morocco at different times in his life. He died in Morocco in 1377.
I think Battuta is an important person because he showed people that we should be brave and learn from other people and places. We can find from his explorations that we do not need to be afraid of strangers or people different from us. We should also learn that it is good to keep a journal to help remember the things we see when we travel.
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