Agadez

Niger

Agadez, Niger connects through 50 Bunkabop connections with 3086 other places across 14 topics, spanning Saharan history, trans-Saharan trade, and military conflict. The city became a sultanate in 1449 before the Songhai Empire absorbed it in 1515, and leather-working traditions it spread reached the Kingdom of Katsina. Its salt caravan route to Bilma links it closely to Mali, Sudan, and Algeria. Agadez is also a source of Tuareg Blues music, with multiple artists including Bombino emerging from the city.

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