Welcome to the Arabic Travel Writings Subject Guide, your gateway to the most relevant research resources.
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Use the following Keywords to find books and other related materials in WorldCat Discovery.
Travels = الرحلات
Travelers = الرحالة
Travel Writing = أدب الرحلات
Ibn Battuta = ابن بطوطة
Ibn Fadlan = ابن فضلان
Ibn Jubayr = ابن جبير
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Arabic materials in AUS Library are cataloged using the Library of Congress Romanization System. Romanization / Transliteration of Arabic is writing Arabic script in Latin characters. Searching WorldCat Discovery using transliterated keywords is necessary in order to retrieve relevant results. Please check the Arabic Romanization Table
A subject search can also be performed by typing in the following suggested subjects in WorldCat Discovery search box below (then use filters to select Arabic as language of items
su:Travel in literature
su:Travel Religious aspects Islam
su:Travelers' writings, Arabic
Subjects for Travelers:
su:Travelers Arab countries Biography
su:Muslim Travelers
su:Ibn Batuta. 1304-1377
su:Ibn Fadlan, Ahmad, active 922
su:Ibn Jubayr, Muhammad ibn Ahmad, 1145-1217