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The trans-Saharan slave trade was a Muslim slave trade across the Sahara, from the 7th century until the early-to-mid-20th century. Slaves, primarily from sub-Saharan Africa, were sold throughout the coastal Maghreb, Egypt, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and regions of West Asia.
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| souks | instance of | Sales were held in public places | 0.80 | text |
| Suakin | instance of | Slaves headed to Egypt would be carried by boat down the Nile and slaves headed to Arabia would be sent to ports on the Red Sea | 0.80 | text |
| Assab | instance of | Slaves headed to Egypt would be carried by boat down the Nile and slaves headed to Arabia would be sent to ports on the Red Sea | 0.80 | text |
| the ones from Tripoli | instance of | These include routes | 0.80 | text |
| Awjila | instance of | Oases were vital waystations for caravans and those | 0.80 | text |
| Ghadames | instance of | Oases were vital waystations for caravans and those | 0.80 | text |
| and Kufra in Libya allowed both north | instance of | Oases were vital waystations for caravans and those | 0.80 | text |
| Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur | instance of | Merchant princes | 0.80 | text |
| appointed khedive in 1873 | instance of | Merchant princes | 0.80 | text |
| controlled trade in Bahr el Ghazal | instance of | Merchant princes | 0.80 | text |
| the routes to Kordofan | instance of | Merchant princes | 0.80 | text |
| Darfur.In 1929 | instance of | Merchant princes | 0.80 | text |
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