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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North Fiction_Gift_Guide We meet four members ofA fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing in an important new translation Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab explorers journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Ibn Fadla n's chronicles of his travels are one of the most important documents from the period, and this illuminating new translation offers insight into the world of the Arab