John Lewis Burckhardt (1784 1817) was a Swiss explorer who is best
remembered for his rediscovery of the ancient city of Petra in
modern Jordan. In 1809 he was commissioned by the African
Association to discover the source of the River Niger. In
preparation for this journey, for which he needed to pass as a
Muslim, Burckhardt spent two years exploring and studying Arabic
and Islamic law in Aleppo, before travelling widely in Arabia and
Egypt. These volumes, first published by the African Association in
1829, contain his account of the time he spent in Mecca and Medina:
he was the first westerner to give an account of the Hajj
pilgrimage. The work provides important and fascinating
descriptions of the social, economic and political situation in
Mecca and Medina during this period. Volume 2 describes the city of
Medina.
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