KnowraTrans-Saharan tradeLinked fromLinked fromThe 90 pages that link to Trans-Saharan trade, each with the reason it gives.All 90Broader topic 1Related 78Narrower topic 8Compared with 3TimbuktuNarrower topic: This trade made Timbuktu a junction between West African gold and North African salt.Mansa MusaNarrower topic: These routes connected Mali’s gold-producing regions with markets reached during Musa’s journey.MauritaniaNarrower topic: Trade routes linking North and West Africa crossed the region that became Mauritania.Salt tradeNarrower topic: Salt moved south through the same caravan networks that carried gold and other goods.KanoNarrower topic: Kano’s long-distance commerce formed part of these trans-Saharan networks.SijilmasaNarrower topic: Sijilmasa was a northern gateway for caravans crossing the Sahara.Al-BakriNarrower topic: This network connected the societies and commodities described in his geography.Slavery in AfricaNarrower topic: Slave trading formed one part of these broader exchanges in goods, people, and ideas.