Islam and the Ghana Empire AD 640–1235

Arab conquest of North Africa, the trans-Saharan trade and gold-rich Ghana.

Map of Africa in 1000, during the Islam and the Ghana Empire — Border map for 1000. See the world in 1000.

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Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.