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

The road to Timbuktu, in Mali. Acacia trees in the Sahel sub-Saharan savanna ecoregion. Sahel Acacia species include: Acacia laeta, Acacia nilotica, Acacia seyal, and Acacia tortilis.
The road to Timbuktu, in Mali. Acacia trees in the Sahel sub-Saharan savanna ecoregion. Sahel Acacia species include: Acacia laeta, Acacia nilotica, Acacia seyal, and Acacia tortilis. © Annabel Symington, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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