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Timbuktu (/ ˌ t ɪ m b ʌ k ˈ t uː / TIM-buk-TOO; French: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; Tuareg: ⵜⵏⵀⵗⵜ, romanized: Tin Bukt) is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Niger River.
Jul 1, 2024 · Timbuktu, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a center of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Niger River.
Jul 25, 2018 · Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Timbuktu, a World Heritage site in Mali, from National Geographic.
Feb 22, 2019 · Timbuktu is a city located near the Niger River in modern-day Mali in West Africa. The area around Timbuktu has been inhabited since the Neolithic period as evidenced by Iron Age tumuli, megaliths and remains of now abandoned villages.
Apr 2, 2012 · Rebels in Mali have taken the historic city of Timbuktu, a place that became shorthand for anywhere far away and mysterious. How?
Oct 19, 2023 · A Guide to Timbuktu. The name Timbuktu conjures images of an exotic, far-flung location. This ancient West African city was once a center for scholarship and Islam.
Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Starting out as a seasonal settlement, Timbuktu was in the kingdom of Mali when it became a permanent settlement early in the 12th century. After a shift in trading routes, the town flourished from the trade in salt, gold, ivory and slaves from several towns and states such as Begho of Bonoman, Sijilmassa, and other Saharan cities. [1]
Timbuktu was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988 for its Outstanding Universal Value as an African intellectual and spiritual capital in the 15th and 16th centuries. Among its treasures were sixteen 13th century mausoleums of Muslim saints.
Apr 25, 2017 · A Hearth Of African Empires. Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1998, is a city in Mali in West Africa, is associated with a rich history and culture. The Niger River flows 20 kilometers to the south of this city and its northern borders are formed by the Sahara Desert.
