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Koumbi Saleh

The likely capital of the Ghana Empire, a twin-town of the Saharan gold trade.

Dated events and their evidence

• 750 CE disputed
  grows as the Ghana Empire's trading capital (from ~8th c.) source
• 1067 CE mainstream
  al-Bakri describes its two joined towns source
• 1240 CE mainstream
  decline as Ghana falls to Mali source

Where

15.7670° N, 8.0000° W

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koumbi_Saleh
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Empire

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