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Boats transporting slabs of rock salt on the Niger River delta, Mopti, Mali. The salt comes from ancient mines in the Sahara desert.
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Taguelmoust. (2019, March 06). Transporting Salt on the Niger River. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10162/transporting-salt-on-the-niger-river/
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