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The Gates of Africa: Death, Discovery, and the Search for Timbuktu

The history of the African Association, the world's first geographical society, dedicated to the exploration of the interior of a continent known only through legend and vague report.

Important places

Tombouctou (21)

Regions

Timbuktu (22)

Countries

Mali (59)

Other geographical areas

Sahel (106)
Western Africa (561)
Sahara Desert (1,016)
Africa (5,755)