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The Sultanates of Somalia
Location of Mogadishu Sultanate according to 15th-century Italian cartographer Fra Mauro
During his travels, Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (1213–1286) noted that the city had already become the leading Islamic center in the region. By the time of the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta's appearance on the Somali coast in 1331, the city was at the zenith of its prosperity. He described Mogadishu as "an exceedingly large city" with many rich merchants that was famous for its high quality fabric that it exported to Egypt, among other places.
Fra Mauro's map of East Africa
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