geography and historical chronology. The archaeologist and historian RaymondMauny argues that al-Kati's and al-Saadi's theories were based on the presence
have suggested several possible routes. In 1961 the French historian RaymondMauny proposed a route that passed through Ouadane but Suzanne Daveau later
Taghaza with its salt mines and ended at Oualata. The French historian RaymondMauny [fr] estimated that in the Middle Ages the town would have accommodated
wolof-français et français-wolof, Paris: Karthala, 2003, p. 216. (in French) RaymondMauny, Tableau géographique de l'Ouest africain au Moyen-Âge d'après les sources