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How did the hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, work in the medieval era? Would the average Muslim have had a better knowledge of geography than the average non-Muslim because of the necessity of knowing how to get to there?

by /u/SaintShrink in /r/AskHistorians

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