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

Sheet 6 out of 12. Detail showing Mansa Musa sitting on a throne and holding a gold coin
Sheet 6 out of 12. Detail showing Mansa Musa sitting on a throne and holding a gold coin © attributed to Abraham Cresques, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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