Timbuktu | History, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica

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Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture ( c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about …

A Guide to Timbuktu - National Geographic Society

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Timbuktu was a center of Islamic scholarship under several African empires, home to a 25,000-student university and other madrassas that served as wellsprings for …

Timbuktu - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Timbuktu 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 …

A Guide to Timbuktu, Mali - Travel

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Timbuktu was a center of Islamic scholarship under several African empires, home to a 25,000-student university and other madrasahs that served as wellsprings for …

Why do we say,”From here to Timbuktu”? - Young Pioneer Tours

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Timbuktu is a city situated in the northern part of Mali. These people as we said before want their own state, called Azawad. As part of the Mali Empire, it was a …

Timbuktu - Wikipedia

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Who, What, Why: Why do we know Timbuktu? - BBC …

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So why Timbuktu? It was founded by Tuareg nomads in the 12th Century and within 200 years had become an immensely wealthy city, at the centre of important trading routes for salt and gold....

Timbuktu: Historical Center of Learning | Live Science

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Timbuktu is a city in Mali, in West Africa, that was founded 1,800 years ago. During Europe’s Middle Ages, it was home to a rich writing tradition that saw the creation of millions of...

Timbuktu, Mali and Today - ThoughtCo

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The word "Timbuktu" (or Timbuctoo or Tombouctou) is used in several languages to represent a far-away place, but Timbuktu is an actual city in the African country of Mali. Where Is Timbuktu? Located …

Timbuktu (ca. 1100- ) • - BlackPast.org

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Timbuktu is best known for its famous Djinguereber Mosque and prestigious Sankore University, both of which were established in the early 1300s under the reign of the Mali Empire, most famous ruler, …