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    Coordinates: 16°46′33″N 3°00′34″W. 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.

    • 261 m (856 ft)
    • Mali
  2. Coordinates: 21°8′45″N. Tombouctou Region or Timbuktu Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ, Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles .

    • 56,435 km² (21,790 sq mi)
    • Timbuktu
    • 681,691
    • Mali
  3. Jun 24, 2018 · 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 near the edge of the Niger River, Timbuktu is situated near the middle of Mali in Africa.

    • Matt Rosenberg
  4. 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.

    • Mark Cartwright
  5. Located at the gateway to the Sahara desert, within the confines of the fertile zone of the Sudan and in an exceptionally propitious site near to the river, Timbuktu is one of the cities of Africa whose name is the most heavily charged with history.

  6. Sep 19, 2022 · Timbuktu sits near the big bend of the Niger River on the cusp of Sahara in Mali – a lost treasure of West Africa. Once a fabled city of gold and an intellectual capital is now a town of mud-brick mosques and sandy streets where camels meet the canoes.

  7. Jul 9, 2023 · Tombouctou, also known as Timbuktu, is a legendary city in Mali, steeped in history and culture. It was a bustling trade hub, home to ancient manuscripts, and a center of Islamic scholarship.

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