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Koumbi Saleh
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koumbi saleh (enc)
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Koumbi Saleh Koumbi Saleh is what remains of the once flourishing capital of the kingdom of Ghana. Ghana ruled the trans-saharan trade routes of salt, gold and slaves. This brought the city and the region a lot of wealth. Koumbi was a wealthy capital back then. Once it was wealthy of gold,but less salt. So the africans traded gold for salt because salt in Koumbi Saleh is more preco=iouse for some Africans. Traces of the town were discovered in 1913, and Koumbi is the number one archeological site of Mauritania. Koumbi Saleh is not easy to reach if you don't have your own means of transport. It is not far off the main road from Ayoun al Atrous to Nema, but the sparse traffic does not make the detour.
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