Episode 14: Jasmine Festival
Ibn Battuta Season 1 • 10m
Abu Nawara, Ibn Battuta, and Nawara strategise a plan with the blessings of the Sultan to revive the city from its state of despair. They decide to bring silk worms into the city to establish a new industry and aid in economic growth, while also planning a festival (Jasmine Festival) to boost the townspeople’s morale.
Up Next in Ibn Battuta Season 1
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Episode 15: Silk Worms
Ibn Battuta and Nawara sterilise the city’s water, spread jasmines and invitations to the people of the city to join them in the festival. The festival takes place with merchants and musicians coming from all over to the city. The city celebrates and Abu Nawara teaches the people how to nurture s...
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Episode 16: Astrolabe
Ibn Battuta bids Nawara farewell. Before he goes her father gifts him an Astrolabe to aid in his journey. Ibn Battuta meets a merchant and trades his horse for a camel and heads to the desert despite the warnings of a heat wave. He becomes delirious with dehydration and sees mirages. He ends up s...
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Episode 17: Tabouk Oasis
At Tabouk Oasis, the man helps him reach Mecca. He is met with festive convoys and kind locals. During his walk around the town he runs into a group of boys that are arguing about their uncle’s horse that went missing. Ibn Battuta helps the boys to devise a plan to find their missing horse.
