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Timbuktu is located on the southern edge of the Sahara 15 km ( mi) north of the main channel of the River Niger. The town is surrounded by sand dunes and the streets are covered in sand. The port of Kabara is 8 km (5 mi) to the south of the town and is connected to an arm of the river by a 3 km (2 mi) canal.
Timboektoe (Frans: Tombouctou) is een stad (commune urbaine) en gemeente en tevens de hoofdstad van de gelijknamige regio in Mali. De plaats ligt ongeveer 13 kilometer ten noorden van de rivier Niger en heeft circa 55.000 inwoners.
6 days ago · 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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Timboektoe staat bekend om de prestigieuze Koranuniversiteit van Sankore en andere madrassas (moskeescholen). Timboektoe was een intellectuele en geestelijke hoofdstad en een centrum voor de verspreiding van de islam door Afrika in de 15e en 16e eeuw.
Jul 25, 2018 · Discover the Striking Earthen City of Timbuktu. Perched on the edge of the Sahara, this West African city was a center of religion and scholarship for centuries. This West African city—long ...
Apr 2, 2012 · Rebels in Mali have taken the historic city of Timbuktu, a place that has become shorthand in English for anywhere far away. How did this metaphor come about?
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It was once the capital of the Mali Empire, and home to Mansa Musa, the king of the Mali Empire who is regarded as the richest person in history. Today, Timbuktu is an impoverished town, although its reputation makes it a tourist attraction, and it has an airport.
