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Kumbi Saleh is also known as Koumbi Saleh. Koumbi Saleh was formerly the capital of Ghana. Kumbi Saleh is famous for the archeological site in the country of Mauritania. The site of Kumbi Sale is called the Iron Age site of archeology. This place was used by the Ghana people as their capital.
The Islamic historian, Abu 'Ubayad al- Bakri, had documented that Kumbi Saleh was sacked in the 1086 A.D. by the Almoravids. Many examinations are being carried out in Kumbi Saleh. The current research on Kumbi Saleh has been carried out by Laurence Garenne- Marot. This person belongs to the Center de Recerche et de Restauration de Musees de France.
The city of Koumbi Saleh had been successful in bringing in riches, wealth to the region off Ghana in the ancient times. The place was affluent with lots of gold. This resulted that the Africans started trading gold for salt. The remains of the town of Kumbi Saleh were excavated in the year 1913. Since then it has become the most important archeological site in the country of Mauritania.
The history of Koumbi Saleh is recorded to have been happy and joyful. The place was inhabited by two groups of people. The Soninkes were the local people of the area and the Muslim traders also lived there.
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