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rihla

genre of Arabic travel literature describing a journey, typically including geographical, cultural, and personal observations; associated with medieval Islamic scholars such as Ibn Battuta
Intangible literary_genre Q2745914
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Summary

rihla is a literary genre[1]. rihla draws 431 Wikipedia views per month (literary genre category, ranking #173 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: Arabic literature[3], travel literature[4]
  • Described by source: Great journeys: travel the world's most spectacular routes[5]
  • Different from: The Rihla[6]

Why It Matters

rihla has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] rihla is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Arabic literature

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great journeys: travel the world's most spectacular routes
    Instance of → literary genre
    Wikidata description → genre of Arabic travel literature describing a journey, typically including geog
    Subclass of → Arabic literature, travel literature
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: f6a376a3-540f-4889-b15d-6e7dc5ff1478, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
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