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    I arrived in Jerusalem, and was amazed! The first thing I saw was the Dome of the Rock which was so amazing! The shape and the layout of the mosque was flawless! The curvature and the color was vibrant and full of shape and color! I stayed and prayed here for about a week and then continued my adventure. I arrived in Damascus when Ramadan started. Oh the population there was huge! Damascus is one of the big fulcrums of trade in the Middle East. Traders from all over Eurasia come to trade here! The types of goods varied from fresh vegetables to compasses and silk! Oh, but don't get me started about the architecture and the infrastructure! The design of the mosques there were so intricately painted that you would not have even believed a man did it!  I met with scholars and professors and learned and studied about law and stayed for 24 days and then moved on.



Dome of Iraq: http://ibnbattuta.berkeley.edu/2Syria.html


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2. Nick Bartel, “The Travels of Ibn Battuta,” berkeley.edu, 2012, accessed December 11, 2014,http://ibnbattuta.berkeley.edu/2Hajj.html.