tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500199998354386351.post1483124227505780547..comments2024-03-02T17:06:48.957+00:00Comments on SAHARAN VIBE: TIMBUKTUAFRICAN LIZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876270785127257460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500199998354386351.post-51364302397380003472007-05-17T04:02:00.000+01:002007-05-17T04:02:00.000+01:00Sema Tanzania Boy!With regards to Ibn Batutta, he ...Sema Tanzania Boy!<BR/><BR/>With regards to Ibn Batutta, he was a Moroccan trader. One of the by products of trade is the cross pollination of cultures. So alongside the Arab traders influence over the Kilwa region I wouldn't be surprised if the regions, that is Timbuktu and Kilwa, had similar characteristics. As for the meeting in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, that I was not aware of. I will most definately look into it and ask my Malian friends for insight.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the ideas. <BR/>LizAFRICAN LIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05876270785127257460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500199998354386351.post-34217939170025544072007-05-14T23:15:00.000+01:002007-05-14T23:15:00.000+01:00Habari Liz, I once came across a story connecting ...Habari Liz, <BR/><BR/>I once came across a story connecting the ancient Kilwa Empire and Songhai Empire. It was said that the Sultan of Kilwa met Sundiata Keita in Makkah (Saudi Arabia, Hijaz by then)during Islamic pilgrimage and the former travelled to west Africa and introduced/grasped some architectural knowledge.<BR/><BR/>But it is also said that buildings in Kilwa Kisiwani (Kilwa island) were designed to imitate Arabic and Persian styles. However, there is much resemblence between the Great Kilwa Mosque with various mosques in some ancient west African kingdoms!<BR/><BR/>I think I got this information from the Internet; I can't remember though. But if you search stories of Kilwa and Ibn Batuta on the web you may get something of this sort, probably!<BR/><BR/>Tanzanianboy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com