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Places in Mali matching “Kidal Region, Adrar des Ifoghas, Essouk (Tadmekka) 1 km south of caravanserai city” · Mysteria

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Places in Mali matching “Kidal Region, Adrar des Ifoghas, Essouk (Tadmekka) 1 km south of caravanserai city”

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“Kidal Region, Adrar des Ifoghas, Essouk (Tadmekka) 1 km south of caravanserai city”🇲🇱 Mali Clear all

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🇲🇱 Mali · Necropolis

Essouk-Tadmekka South Necropolis

Medieval Trans-Saharan (9th–15th c. CE) · Sanhaja Berber / Tuareg / Andalusian-linked

Bazina ridge south of Saharan caravan city with Andalusian lustre shards.

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🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city

Essouk-Tadmekka – Saharan Caravan City

Trans-Saharan caravan (c. 700–1400 CE; Almoravid market) · Berber–Tuareg (Tadmekka Sanhaja) / Arab caravan

Mysterious stone city in Saharan piedmont, Essouk is Tadmekka the 9th c Arab-described 'Tadmakkat' gold city with 450×250 m stone houses, mosque and 11th c Arabic stelae, on Niger–...