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Sijilmasa

757 CE – 1393 CE

Saharan gateway city in Morocco, the northern terminus of trans-Saharan gold and salt trade routes connecting West Africa to the…

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Sijilmasa

757 CE – 1393 CE

Saharan gateway city in Morocco, the northern terminus of trans-Saharan gold and salt trade routes connecting West Africa to the Mediterranean

Standing in 757 CE

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