Name three cities along the niger river visited by ibn battuta

Walata

Timbuktu    

Gao

Walata

Timbuktu

Gao

Explanation:

Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Moroccan scholar and explorer who travelled across the known world in midieval times for a period of thirty years. His forst aim was to visit the Mecca but he actually visited most of the Islamic world and many non-Muslim lands. Walata, Timbuktu and Gao are among the cities he visited along the Niger river. He dictated an autobiography, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Traveling.

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