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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [QB] City of Djado, Niger. Abandoned ruins, dating back some 800-1,000 years ago. [IMG]http://www.madexpat.com/Adventure-Trips/2006-03-Algeria-Niger-Total/High/059-IMG0207/68102452_scvv6-M-1.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]The Kawar is an area of ​​cliffs topped by ancient dry stone fortifications aligned north-south, forming the junction between the vast sandy Ténéré area to the west and the Great Erg Bilma east. This region has been inhabited since Neolithic times, as there are rock paintings and engravings dating to this period. She is currently a series of small oases which are among the most isolated of the Sahara. They survive in a traditional way by maintaining a caravan business. The site supports salt deposits, the principal object of trade. Large freshwater and brackish environments determine natural biological (fauna and flora) outstanding in the Sahara. It is also one of the regions that Addax is likely to use during his nomadic. The scenic beauty of this region is universally known. Kawar saw the penetration of the 666 Muslim by Ibn Nafi Uqba who took successively all the forts before seizing the capital Khawar or Qasabat Kahawar "the walled city or the citadel of Kawar. Satements of Authenticity and / or Integrity The oases of Kawar producing salt and soda are the source of the salt caravan: Ayri or tafordé (road salt) or even tarlam (the string of camels). This ecosystem has been a productive center since ancient times when various populations, Kanuri, Berber, Toubou lived symbiotically in the isolation of the Sahara. This character is reflected perrinité since ancient times and continues to this day with very little change. Comparison with Other similar properties This site of the Salt Road can be compared to the oasis of Dakhla, Farafra and Siwa in Egypt that have persisted since the Egypt Road salt Theghaza Taoudeni-old in Mali and to this day. Niger (Africa) Date of Submission: 26/05/2006 Category: Cultural Submitted by: Ministry of Culture, Arts and Communication - Dir. Cultural Heritage and Museums State, Province or Region: Region: Arlit Department: Agadez Coordinates: N17 12-20 E8 30 6-10 57 Ref.: 5044 [/QUOTE]- [URL=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5044/]Source[/URL] ^Very interesting. Can we perhaps imagine developments occurring on the Djado Plateau as a precursor to Kanem-Bornu (or "Bornu")? Perhaps pressure from Islam compelled the Kanuri south and southwest into Chad and Nigeria where the later polities (Kanem-Bornu) were established? Alternatively, can it be ruled out that this could be related to a segment of the Garamante/Turareg living in fortified towns to repel marauding nomads? It's entertainable (sic) but given the nomadic nature of the Tuareg themselves and the history of sedentism among the Kanuri, as well as a traceable continuity in statecraft among the Kanuri after the abandonment of Djado, I prefer to see them as likely being responsible for this. ^Perhaps the Bornu manuscripts and the writings of people like Ibn Fartuwa would be able to shed more light on pre-Bornu histories and lineage. I don't recall what the Kanuri say today about their own origins and migration patterns. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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