Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 3.1 Chapter 1: 3.2 Chapter 2: 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 5.1 1080p version 5.2 720p version 6 Links 6.1 Further Information 6.2 Release Post 6.3 Related Documentaries 6.4 ed2k Links

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Travel Documentary hosted by Alice Morrison, published by BBC in 2017 - English narration

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Alice Morrison journeys beneath the veil along Africa's infamous salt roads from Morocco via the Sahara Desert to the legendary city of Gold, Timbuktu.

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Setting off from Tangier, Alice learns how the routes were forged by the demand for gold from the mines of sub-Saharan Africa. She then passes through the Islamic city Fes, home to the world's oldest university, catches a train to the great market town of Marrakech and treks across the Atlas Mountains, before visiting the ancient caves of salt, the commodity that gave the roads their name.

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Alice embarks on a camel trek over the dunes of the Sahara, 3.5 million square miles of desert, for the second and final part of her journey to Timbuktu. Along the way she visits a livestock market that centuries ago provided merchants with their camels, before reaching her final destination. Far from the legendary City of Gold, Timbuktu is a city where UN solders keep a fragile peace after an incursion by Islamic extremists in 2012. Alice relives the city's glorious past with a visit to its world famous mosques, meets the Tuaregs - desert nomads who have sought refuge in there - and celebrates at a party with her newfound friends.

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• Video Codec: x265 CABAC Main@L4
  
• Video Bitrate: CRF 22 (~2403Kbps)
  
• Video Resolution: 1920x1080
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Frame Rate: 25 FPS
  
• Audio Codec: AAC-LC
  
• Audio Bitrate: 128Kbps CVBR 48KHz
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 1h 58m (total)
  
• Number Of Parts: 1 (2 chapters)
  
• Part Size: 2.09 GB
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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• Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4.1
  
• Video: Bitrate: CRF 22 (~5219 kb/s)
  
• Video Resolution: 1280x720
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Frame Rate: 25 FPS
  
• Audio Codec: AAC-LC
  
• Audio Bitrate: 160 kb/s VBR 48KHz
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 59 mins
  
• Number of Parts: 1
  
• Container Mp4
  
• Part Size: 1.10 GB
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: Harry65

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• BBC

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• MVGroup.org (torrent)

[edit] Related Documentaries

• Under the Spell of Horses
• Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Series 2
• Skeletons of the Sahara
• Timbuktu's Lost Treasures
• The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu (BBC)
• Sur la piste des manuscrits de Tombouctou
• Sahara with Michael Palin
• Family Goldmine
• The Last Nomads of Morocco
• The Perfect Zero

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