History of Timbuktu
[edit] History of Timbuktu (French spelling Tombouctou)
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Fast Facts:
- Located in Africa
- Located in the country of Mali
- Located on the river Niger on the inner delta
- Population: 35,000
- Languages: Arabic, Bambara, French, Songhai
- Founded 1080 AD: Tuareg nomads build a caravan rest stop around a well
- Major Saharan trade center: copper, gold, salt, slaves, and silver
- Center of Medieval Islamic intellectual studies
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- Timbuktu Foundation
- BBC Country Profile: Mali
- Wikipedia Timbuktu
- Unesco and History Channel: Endangered Site
- The Lonely Planet
- Saudi Aramco "Islamic Legacy of Timbuktu" June 1995
- UNESCO World Heritage Review
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