Salt from the Sahara Desert The Great Mosque of Djenne

The Great Mosque of Djenne is the largest adobe structure in the world

grown and hand-dyed in Dogon Country

Photo of a camel caravan taken by François-Edmond Fortier in the early 20th century in Timbuktu

but it was after he annexed the city to his empire

Salt from the Sahara Desert The Great Mosque of DjenneUpdate: slight price increase as we are now sending all of these salt parcels with the post recomand to help ensure delivery. We have found this to be much quicker as well as more reliable. This salt* was mined in Taoudenni, Mali, deep in the Sahara Desert near the border of Algeria. The salt, remnants of an ancient lake, is mined in giant slabs and then transported to Timbuktu via a two week long camel caravan. Once it arrives in Timbuktu, we buy and