stackyFACTSStumbling through the blistering Mauritanian desert brings you to an ancient stopping point for trans-Saharan caravans holding a mind-bending historical secret.
Stumbling through the blistering Mauritanian desert brings you to an ancient stopping point for trans-Saharan caravans holding a mind-bending historical secret. Five ancient family-owned libraries guard thousands of centuries-old Islamic manuscripts—ranging from poetry to advanced mathematics—fighting a losing, daily battle against the aggressively encroaching Saharan sand that threatens to swallow human history whole.
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