مراكز الحضارة في السودان الغربي

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The study dealt with the centers of the great Islamic civilization in the western Sudan Gao the second and third Jenny after Timbuktu in terms of cultural and economic development of civilization, and dealt with as a model of small cultural centers, and the emergence of the result of the prosperity of trade, which was one of the means of spreading Islam, The influence of Islam are obvious In the economic, cultural and social aspects of these cities, and achieved national unity , and by the end of the sixteenth century, The fall of these cities under Moroccan rule was marked by the entry into the role of decay.

The study was divided into two sections .The first dealt with Greater cities Gao and Jenny and tried to uncover the ambiguity about its origin and stages of development.

The most important historical events since its establishment until the end of the sixteenth century.

The second dealt with the smaller towns of Takda and Walata.

The study followed the economic and social life in the two cities during the14th and 15th c