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The legendary gold-and-salt city at the edge of the Sahara that sent scholars to Mecca

Couverture de Paris-Tombouctou de Paul Morand (édition originale de 1928, éd. Flammarion)
Couverture de Paris-Tombouctou de Paul Morand (édition originale de 1928, éd. Flammarion) © Wisi eu, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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