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Bambuk

Bambuk is a gold-bearing region in West Africa, between the Senegal and Falémé rivers in present-day Senegal and Mali. Its gold fields were a major source of the gold traded across the Sahara. They supplied the wealth of the Ghana Empire and later the Mali Empire, and attracted the interest of the Almoravids.

Bambuk
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Mentioned in 3 profiles

Almoravid EmpireFoundationGhana EmpireFoundationMali EmpireSocioeconomy

Mentioned in 3 state histories

KantoraKingdom of GajaagaKingdom of Bundu

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bambuk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bambuk
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“Bambuk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bambuk. Accessed .
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