Question

Why was the cities of Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao were important to the region of west Africa?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Timbuktu's location at the meeting point of desert and water made it an ideal trading centre. In the late 13th or early 14th century it was incorporated into the Mali empire. By the 14th century it was a flourishing centre for the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade, and it grew as a centre of Islamic culture.

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