Jenne
The important cities of the Songhai Empire included Gao, Timbuktu, and Djenne. These cities were key centers of trade, culture, and Islamic learning during the empire's peak. Gao served as the empire's capital and administrative center.
What city controlled Trade routes and was the economic political and reigeous center
Sundiata, the great chief of the Malinke and the king of the Mali Empire, made Timbuktu an important center for Islamic Culture
Koumbi Saleh is thought to have once been the capital of the Ghana Empire. Historians believe Koumbi Saleh was one of the important destinations for the trans-Saharan gold trade.
Important center of Trade
What city controlled Trade routes and was the economic political and reigeous center
Constantinople
Songhai was an important West African empire known for its trade, wealth, and military strength. It controlled key trade routes and centers such as the city of Timbuktu, which was a major center of learning and commerce. The empire played a crucial role in the trans-Saharan trade and spread of Islam in the region.
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire and the centre of trade of this empire.
I believe it was Koumbi.
Timbuktu was the major center for Sub-Saharan trade.
Timbuktu was the major center for Sub-Saharan trade.