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Event trade Africa

Timbuktu

1100 CE

Major intellectual and trade center on trans-Saharan…

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City in Tombouctou Region, Mali

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Landmark · Africa

Timbuktu

1100 CE – still standing

Major intellectual and trade center on trans-Saharan routes

Standing in 1100 CE

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