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Excavation ongoing ksars in Mauritania · Mysteria

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Excavation ongoing ksars in Mauritania

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🇲🇷 Mauritania · Ancient city

Walata — Medieval Ksar and Manuscript City

Ghana to Mali to Songhai medieval (11th c. CE foundation; 14th c. peak Ibn Battuta 1352) · Soninke → Berber → Mali Empire caravan scholars

Walata occupied 1000–, Ibn Battuta 1352, manuscript ksar.