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An exhibition showcasing maps, photographs, illustrations, and texts of the Arabian Peninsula as see...
An exhibition showcasing maps, photographs, illustrations, and texts of the Arabian Peninsula as seen by European and Muslim travelers through the centuries. From Ibn Battuta and Ibn Jubayr to Burckhardt, Doughty, and Philby, the exhibition presents a comprehensive picture of how the outside world viewed this mysterious and sacred region.
A unique collection of maps drawn by travelers and geographers documenting the Arabian Peninsula through the ages. Starting from ancient Ptolemaic maps through Muslim geographers like Al-Idrisi and Ibn Hawqal, to the detailed European maps of the 18th and 19th centuries.
This section showcases writings of Muslim travelers who visited the Arabian Peninsula, most notably Ibn Battuta who described Makkah and Madinah in the 14th century, and the Andalusian Ibn Jubayr who recorded his detailed observations of Hajj and life in the Hejaz.
Highlighting European travelers who ventured into the Arabian Peninsula, from Burckhardt, the first European to enter Makkah in disguise in 1814, to Charles Doughty, Wilfrid Blunt, and St. John Philby who converted to Islam and became an advisor to King Abdulaziz.
