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Which famous traveler visited Mashhad around 1330?
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Mashhad
Shrine of the imam ʿAlī al-Riḍā, Mashhad, Iran.
The famous traveler who visited Mashhad around 1330 was Ibn Battuta. During his visit, he referred to the city by the name Al-Mashhad al-Riḍāwī, which translates to "The site of the martyrdom of ʿAlī al-Riḍā".1