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Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 18 Jul 2011
Close Fit of Seven Towns in Ptolemy's Geographica with Seven Aoukar Heritage Sites: Impacts on Early Arab Itineraries across Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali
Close Fit of Seven Towns in Ptolemy's Geographica with Seven Aoukar Heritage Sites: Impacts on Early Arab Itineraries across Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali
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