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This post is coming hot right after watching the ‘Into the unknown’ program of Discovery science channel  . Timbuktu had a lot of gold mines and still does .It was during the reign of Mansa musa , the place flourished .It had so much gold . The unbelievable thing is that they exchange gold for salt (weight basis) . I was shocked to see that . One man exchanged a thick gold bracelet for small lemon shaped piece of salt crystal .Wow!! The next thing is that , the people there give importance to their heritage than anything else . The nomads have the habit of digging deep holes in the desert and bury the ancient manuscripts which are considered to be precious . “We have lost everything , our heritage is what we have left and we would never let anyone take it away ” - this is what came from everyone when questioned about the books . Really Amazing . Timbuktu’s defeat in the battle against the Moroccan ruler who intended to take all the gold to build huge structures , left Timbuktu in a very bad state . But still , the city is famous for its gold and its priceless heritage .

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