Africa

Projects in Africa

19 Preserving Manuscripts in the Al Aqib Library Timbuktu Mali c Amalia

Preserving Manuscripts in the Al-Aqib Library, Sankoré Mosque of Timbuktu

The Al-Aqib Library at the Sankoré Mosque in Timbuktu holds a unique manuscript collection, which remained in Timbuktu during the armed attacks of 2012. This project will impr…

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18 Rehabilitation of the Tomb of Askia Gao Mali c Thomas Raguet 1

Rehabilitation of the Tomb of Askia

The Tomb of Askia, built in 1495, is a significant example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture and the local community is dedicated to its upkeep using traditional methods. It was…

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17 Managing Libyas Cultural Heritage c Kings College London

Managing Libya's Cultural Heritage (MaLiCH)

The cities Ghadames, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna are inscribed on the World Heritage List and were placed on the World Heritage in Danger List in 2016. Kings College London is …

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16 National Museum of Tripoli c Mission archeologique francaise de Libye

Rehabilitation of the National Museum of Tripoli

The National Museum of Tripoli is home to one of the most important collections in North Africa and an important reference for the history of Libya, contributing to the reconc…

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4 Adulis c Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana

Adulis: Archeological Excavations, Christian Heritage and Training

Adulis was once part of the Aksumite Kingdom (1st-7th centuries CE), covering the territories of current Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti, Yemen, and part of Saudi Arabia. T…

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Collective Granaries, Morocco

A five-year project in the Souss-Massa Region, Morocco focusing on the conservation of the material and immaterial heritage of Amazigh communities to preserve their natural an…

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Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani

Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani, a mausoleum at the centre of a courtyard, lies in various states of ruin, a victim of neglect, earthquakes and looting. The project is to positio…

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Sinai Palimpsest Project: Open Access Online Publication

To provide open access online publication of multispectral images produced by the Sinai Palimpsest Project, which documents the manuscripts in St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sin…

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Sinai Palimpsest Project: Digitization of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts in Saint Catherine Monastery, Sinai

To digitize and publish online the Arabic and Syriac manuscript codices of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai.

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