Unique Moroccan 4-century-old manuscript at Leipzig University

The university of Leipzig (Germany) is keeping a unique four-century-old Moroccan manuscript by Morocco's writer and geographer Taib Chergui Smili.

The book relates Smili's journey to Mecca, describing geographical sites and the cities and villages he crossed. He also makes suggestions for a better organization of the pilgrimage.

Taib Chergui Smili, who studied in Fez, was a contemporary of Sultan Mohammed III.