Taghaza
E802237
Taghaza was a historic Saharan salt-mining settlement in present-day Mali that served as a key hub in the medieval trans-Saharan trade network.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic settlement
ⓘ
salt-mining center ⓘ trans-Saharan trade hub ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire |
Mali Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | fortified settlement ⓘ |
| caravanTraffic | camel caravans ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Mali Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringMedievalPeriod | Mali Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | abandoned site ⓘ |
| declineCause |
conflict between Mali and Songhai
ⓘ
exhaustion or reduced profitability of mines ⓘ shifting trade routes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Ibn Battuta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| distanceRelation | north of Timbuktu ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major source of salt for West Africa ⓘ |
| economicRole | taxable resource base for Sahelian states ⓘ |
| environment |
extremely arid
ⓘ
scarcity of water ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rock salt mines
ⓘ
role in trans-Saharan trade ⓘ salt production ⓘ |
| laborForce |
enslaved workers
ⓘ
prisoners ⓘ |
| laterContestedBy | Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ western Sahara region ⓘ |
| materialOfBuildings | salt blocks ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval trans-Saharan caravan network ⓘ |
| primaryResource | salt ⓘ |
| productExportedTo |
Maghreb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahelian cities ⓘ |
| region | northern Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of Saharan salt supply ⓘ |
| suppliedFrom | Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliedWith | food from Niger River towns ⓘ |
| tradeGood | salt slabs ⓘ |
| tradeMedium |
barter for gold
ⓘ
barter for grain ⓘ |
| tradeRouteConnection |
to North African cities
ⓘ
to Timbuktu ⓘ to Walata ⓘ |
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