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title: Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
author: Aa77zz
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10148/trans-saharan-trade-routes/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

_Authored by Aa77zz_

## Image File

[![Trans-Saharan Trade Routes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10148.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10148.png)

## Image Caption

A map indicating the major trans-Saharan [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/) routes across West [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) c. 1100-1500 CE. The darker yellow areas indicate [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) fields.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Aa77zz. (2019, March 01). Trans-Saharan Trade Routes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10148/trans-saharan-trade-routes/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Aa77zz. "Trans-Saharan Trade Routes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10148/trans-saharan-trade-routes/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trans-Saharan_routes_early.svg) by [**Aa77zz**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trans-Saharan_routes_early.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.