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The Lost Libraries of the Sahara
What a World
A once-bustling center of learning in the middle of the Sahara Desert is now a dry, sparsely populated town trying valiantly to save its ancient, extraordinary libraries.
Nina Strochlic
Published
Sep. 11 2014
5:45AM EDT
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Nina Strochlic
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