Sijilmasa's Last Caravan: The Desert Gate That Vanished

In this episode, we trace the final years of Sijilmasa, the legendary Saharan trading city that once linked Morocco to gold, salt, and the wider world. From its founding by the Miknasa in the 8th century to its destruction by Moulay Ismail in the 18th, we follow the rise and fall of a city that was both a gateway and a graveyard. We meet the caravans that crossed the dunes, the merchants who grew rich on the gold of West Africa, and the sultans who fought over its walls. We also explore the city's stubborn afterlives—as a ruin, a memory, and a symbol of what happens when trade routes shift and empires turn away. With Lucas and Luna, we walk the dust of a place that once whispered of Timbuktu and the Sudan, and wonder what its silence tells us about our own fragile networks of exchange. #Sijilmasa #Sahara #Morocco #TransSaharanTrade #Miknasa #MoulayIsmail #Alaouite #Tafilalt #Caravans #GoldTrade #MedievalHistory #NorthAfrica #DesertCities #Ribat #IbnBattuta #SaharanHistory #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo