Sint-Michielsgestel (population: 27,978) is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality covers an area of 64.40 km² (of which 0.35 km² water).
The municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Berlicum[?], Den Dungen[?], Gemonde[?].
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta, (1304?-1377?), Moroccan Muslim, visited Mecca several times, travelled to Central Asia, East Africa, China, ...