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TIMBUKTU, MALI - NOVEMBER 14 : Marrocain style biography manuscript of the profet Mahoma at the CEDRAB ( Centre de Documentation et Recherches Historiques Ahmed Baba ) on November 14, 2007 in Timbuktu, Mali . In the Middle Ages Timbuktu was the centre of the cultural world of black Africa, thanks to the merchants who came to the oasis and not just transporting goods but also manuscripts and books from across the Mediterranean and the Middle East that were copied and distributed.
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Marrocain style biography manuscript profet Mahoma CEDRAB Centre Documentation Recherches Historiques Ahmed Baba Timbuktu Mali Middle Ages centre cultural world black Africa merchants oasis transporting goods manuscripts books across copied distributed culture Africa African Ancient Antique Antiquity Bibliotheque Book Centre Cities City Color Cultural Cultural Heritage Culturally Patrimony Person Preserve Preserved Recherches Remote Timbuktu Tombouctou Tradition Travel UNESCO ulture Decorated Destination Document Documentation Interest Interesting Islam Islamic Library Mali Malian Manuscript Manuscripts Mud North North Africa Northern Old One
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