Editing Njimi

'''Njimi''' was the capital of the [[Kanuri people|Kanuri]] state of Kanem (later [[Kanem Empire|Kanem-Bornu]]),<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = African Civilizations: Precolonial cities and states in tropical Africa: an archaeological perspective|last = Connah|first = Graham|authorlink = Graham Connah|publisher = Cambridge University Press|year = 1987|isbn = 0-521-26666-1|location = Cambridge|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/africancivilizat00grah}}</ref> north of [[Lake Chad]], from the 11th through the 14th centuries. Founded by the [[Sefawa dynasty]] in the 11th century, the town dominated [[trans-Saharan trade]] in [[ivory trade|ivory]] and [[Arab slave trade|slaves]] between the central [[Sahara]] and [[Libya]]. The precise location of Njimi has yet to be determined.<ref name=":0" />

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