Safarnāmah-yi Nāṣir Khusraw: Persian 1402

"Nasser Khosro Qobadiani's Travelogue with an introduction by Alice C. Hunsberger is a book that provides readers with one of the most famous travelogues of the country, along with footnotes, notes, and historical indexes. This work, written by Nasser Khosro Qobadiani Balkhi It is a description of a seven-year journey that started in Merv in 437 AH and ended in Balkh in 444 AH. Nasser Khosrow passed through various cities on this route, The most famous of them are Sarkhes, Neishabour, Damghan, Semnan, Qazvin, Shemiran, Sham, Beirut, Haifa, Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina, Cairo, Alexandria, Basra and Isfahan. The beginning of this journey for "Nasser Khosrow" was following a dream that made him go on a pilgrimage. He resigned from his legal work and started traveling. This work has detailed and valuable information about the history and geography of each region and the customs of the people of that region. "Nasser Khosrow" has a unique writing style and draws the reader's attention to his statements with simple descriptions and fluent prose. He avoids complexity and difficulty and mostly tries to impress the audience by describing the sights he encountered during his trip. He maintains the principle of impartiality and honesty in his writings and mentions the sociological details, the texture of buildings, the livelihood of the people, and the trade and economy of the places he traveled to with exemplary attention. "The Travelogue of Nasser Khosrow Qabadiani Marozi" is considered an important historical document and is one of the first travelogues written in Persian.