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How long did Ibn Battuta live in Mecca and Medina after his first pilgrimage?

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Engraving of Ibn Battuta in Egypt, standing on a decorated stone block with another man, overlooking ancient Egyptian columns and palm trees in the background. — Ibn Battuta Ibn Baṭṭūṭah (right) with an Egyptian man in Egypt.

Ibn Battuta spent three years, from 1327 to 1330, living in Mecca and Medina leading the life of a devotee following his first hajj in 1326. Although he initially sought a quiet life, he eventually found that such a long stay did not suit his temperament, prompting him to continue his travels.1