| He gives especially detailed descriptions of Mecca and Cairo in Fatimid times | Everyone here is welcome to participate |
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| It is an account of Khusraw's seven-year journey through the Islamic world | |
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The 11th century author Naser-e Khosrow from Khorasan, Iran, described his travels through Iran, Syria, Palestine, Egypt.
26| Departing on March 5, 1046, Khusraw took a less than direct route, heading north toward the Caspian Sea | Throughout his travels he kept a minutely detailed journal which clearly describes many facets of life in the Islamic world of the 11th Century |
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He gives especially detailed descriptions of Mecca and Cairo in Fatimid times.
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