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Azalai.

In the North of Mali, the Kounta nomads still travel across the desert to reach the salt mines of southern Algeria. For 40 days, they will walk 1500 km to get 6 tonnes of "white gold" from the Taoudenni mines. This great salt odyssey is called Azalai.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Zed (Firm : France)
Other Authors: Banday, Paul (Narrator), Bugaud, Thierry (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Paris : ZED, 2006.
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 1
Subjects:
Nomads > Mali.
Voyages and travels.
Salt industry and trade.
Nomades > Mali.
Voyages.
Sel > Industrie.
Nomads
Salt industry and trade
Voyages and travels
Mali
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Summary:In the North of Mali, the Kounta nomads still travel across the desert to reach the salt mines of southern Algeria. For 40 days, they will walk 1500 km to get 6 tonnes of "white gold" from the Taoudenni mines. This great salt odyssey is called Azalai.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.).
Playing Time:00:51:06