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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.It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 54,453 in the 2009 census.
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 centre 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.The city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988. In 2012, in response to armed conflict in the region ...
Jul 25, 2018 · This West African city—long synonymous with the uttermost end of the Earth—was added to the World Heritage List in 1988, many centuries after its apex.. Timbuktu was a center of Islamic ...
Feb 22, 2019 · Timbuktu (Timbuctoo) is a city in Mali, West Africa which was an important trade centre of the Mali Empire which flourished between the 13th and 15th centuries CE. The city, founded c. 1100 CE, gained wealth from access to and control of the trade routes which connected the central portion of the Niger River with the Sahara and North Africa.
Oct 19, 2023 · This West African city—long synonymous with the uttermost end of Earth—was added to the World Heritage List in 1988, many centuries after its apex. 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 the spread of Islam throughout Africa from the 13th to 16th centuries.
Jun 6, 2022 · For centuries, the city of Timbuktu, located in the center of present-day Mali in Western Africa, thrived as one of the bustling centers of culture and learning during the Golden Age of Islam.
Jul 16, 2021 · Some say Timbuktu is the end of the world but for natives of city it’s the beginning of the world and a brilliant future. This city is landlocked in the Sahara, and poor, but it’s a power house in art, architecture, and literature.
Timbuktu was an important commercial, spiritual and cultural centre on the southern trans-Saharan trading route. It profited from the booming gold and salt trade in the Sahara region from the 15th century onwards.
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.Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age.
Jun 16, 2010 · 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. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age. Although continuously restored, these monuments are today under threat from desertification.
