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Timbuktu ( / ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː / 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 25, 2018 · Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Timbuktu, a World Heritage site in Mali, from National Geographic.
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 · How Timbuktu Flourished During the Golden Age of Islam. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Timbuktu, located in Mali, served as a major intellectual hub of Islamic civilization. Ancient ...
Timbuktu, région, northern Mali, West Africa, bordering Mauritania on the northwest, Algeria on the northeast, and the régions of Gao on the east and Mopti and Ségou on the south. Timbuktu région was created in 1977 from the western part of Gao région. It is entirely within the Sahara (desert)
Prehistory. Roman exploration. Early sources. Origins. 12th century: rise of the Mali Empire. 15th century: Tuareg rule and the Songhaian Empire. 1591: Moroccan conquest. 19th century: European explorers. 1893: French colonial rule. 1939–1945: World War II. 1960: independence. 2012: Malian civil war. Recent issues. See also. References. Sources.
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.
