À partir de XVᵉ siècle
Tuat, Central Sahara
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Tamentit was an important oasis town at the eastern end of Tuat and a major entrepôt for commerce with the Sudan. In the fifteenth century it hosted caravans, brought together gold traders from the south and merchants from the Mediterranean coast, and relied on local brokerage. Its position made it a key node in the eastward reorientation of Saharan trade.
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Tamentit stood at the eastern end of Tuat and became a rendezvous for caravans moving along the eastern Saharan corridor. Its rise accompanied the weakening of older western centres such as Sijilmāsa and Walata. The town’s location within the oasis system made it a practical meeting place for merchants travelling between the Sudan and the Mediterranean coast.
In 1447 Antonius Malfante reached Tuat with a caravan after landing at Hunayn, the port of Tlemcen. He stayed at Tamentit, which he described as the most important entrepôt for trade with the Sudan. There, southern traders carrying gold met their Mediterranean counterparts, while local residents brokered transactions and charged substantial commissions.
Tamentit also belonged to a wider network of routes extending toward Timbuktu, Egypt, and the Maghrib. Its prominence illustrates how political insecurity, desert conditions, and the attraction of salt and gold redirected commerce toward eastern corridors. The pages present it as a commercial node rather than as an independent polity.
À partir de XVᵉ siècle
Tuat, Central Sahara
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Tamentit was an important oasis town at the eastern end of Tuat and a major entrepôt for commerce with the Sudan. In the fifteenth century it hosted caravans, brought together gold traders from the south and merchants from the Mediterranean coast, and relied on local brokerage. Its position made it a key node in the eastward reorientation of Saharan trade.
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Le récit
Tamentit stood at the eastern end of Tuat and became a rendezvous for caravans moving along the eastern Saharan corridor. Its rise accompanied the weakening of older western centres such as Sijilmāsa and Walata. The town’s location within the oasis system made it a practical meeting place for merchants travelling between the Sudan and the Mediterranean coast.
In 1447 Antonius Malfante reached Tuat with a caravan after landing at Hunayn, the port of Tlemcen. He stayed at Tamentit, which he described as the most important entrepôt for trade with the Sudan. There, southern traders carrying gold met their Mediterranean counterparts, while local residents brokered transactions and charged substantial commissions.
Tamentit also belonged to a wider network of routes extending toward Timbuktu, Egypt, and the Maghrib. Its prominence illustrates how political insecurity, desert conditions, and the attraction of salt and gold redirected commerce toward eastern corridors. The pages present it as a commercial node rather than as an independent polity.
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