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The ancient cities and oases of the Sahara. The modern separation of Africa into a “Mediterranean” North and a “Sub-Saharan” South had little basis in the historical geographies and political relationships of the pre-colonial period. africanhistoryextra.com/p/historic-lin…

Palm grove of Tafilalet in Sijilmassa, Morocco. The oasis of Sijilmasa was a crucial hub on the trade route between medieval Ghana and Morocco. africanhistoryextra.com/p/historic-lin…

Zawiya of Ahmad al-Tijânî in Fez, Morocco. This Sufi lodge is a major pilgrimage site for Tijani scholars from Senegal and Mali. africanhistoryextra.com/p/historic-lin…

View of Murzuk, Libya. ca. 1890. Some of the streets of Murzuq still bear Kanembu and Kanuri names, and the town was the birthplace of the Bornu ruler al-Kanemi africanhistoryextra.com/p/historic-lin…

Jaghbub was described as a sort of Saharan Oxford, the seat of an Islamic University "second only in Africa to the Azhar [of Cairo]," a "university society" with a library of 8,000 volumes. patreon.com/posts/sanusiyy…

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