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Places in Chad matching “Kanem Region, Lake Chad north shore, Mao–Njimi depression” · Mysteria

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🇹🇩 Chad · Ancient city

Njimi (N'jimi) – Capital of Kanem Empire

Early Islamic / Sahelian · Kanembu / Sayfawa Kanem

Dune-shrouded metropolis of Kanem (Sayfawa dynasty, 700–1380 CE) of 30,000 at lake-high stand, hub of trans-Saharan slave–gold–textile trade with Ifriqiya.