HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Al-Zahrawi
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Ibn Battuta
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Timbuktu
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Cairo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600).
Detailed explanation-2: -Timbuktu is a city in Mali, in West Africa, that was founded 1, 800 years ago.
Detailed explanation-3: -For centuries, the city of Timbuktu, located in the center of present-day Mali in Western Africa, thrived as one of the bustling centers of culture and learning during the Golden Age of Islam.
Detailed explanation-4: -With Gao the capital of the Songhai Empire, Timbuktu enjoyed a relatively autonomous position. Merchants from Ghadames, Awjilah, and numerous other cities of North Africa gathered there to buy gold and slaves in exchange for the Saharan salt of Taghaza and for North African cloth and horses.