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Centuries ago, the city of Timbuktu was one of the most important trade and learning centers in Africa. Located on the Niger River at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, Timbuktu was a crossroads between the Sahara and the tropical regions to the south. The area surrounding Timbuktu became part of various empires, including
