Which sacred site did Ibn Battuta visit in Sri Lanka?

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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.

During his travels in Sri Lanka, the Muslim explorer and writer Ibn Battuta visited the sacred site of Adam’s Peak.1

Located in southwestern Sri Lanka, the mountain is famous for the Sri Pada, or "Sacred Footprint," a hollow in the rock that resembles a human footprint. While the site is venerated by multiple faiths, Muslims believe the impression was left by Adam, who is said to have stood on the mountain in penance for a thousand years after his expulsion from paradise.2