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- French spelling: Tombouctou
- Located on the inner delta of the Niger River
- Current Population: 35,000
- Languages: Arabic, Bambara, French, Songhai
- Founded 1080 AD when Tuareg nomads build a caravan rest stop around a well
- Major Saharan trade center for copper, gold, salt, slaves, and silver
- Center of Medieval Islamic intellectual studies
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The city of Timbuktu, located today in the nation of Mali, was at one time a significant intellectual and spiritual world capital, and a nexus for the spread of Islam throughout Africa. Many of the city's libraries and learning centers, including Sankore Madrasah, still stand today.
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Founding
Timbuktu was founded by the Tuareg Imashagan people in the 11th century.[1] A semi-nomadic peoples, the Tuareg would travel around the desert during the rainy season to find grazing land for their livestock. During the dry season however they would return to the Niger River which would lead to sicknesses from mosquitoes and stagnant water. Eventually they settled a few miles away from the river where they dug a well which became the origin of the ancient city. -
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History of Timbuktu on Amazon
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Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre - $24.95
Desert explorer Michael Asher investigates the most disastrous exploration mission in the history of the Sahara. In 1880, the French government ordered a surveyi...Amazon
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The Race for Timbuktu: In Search of Africa's City of Gold - $14.95
Amazon.com: The Race for Timbuktu: In Search of Africa's City of Gold: Frank T. Kryza: BooksAmazon
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The Ink Road, Teaching Methods of Timbuktu - $24.99
"The Ink Road" is the second in a series of documentary presented by Timbuktu Educational Foundation. This Fifty-seven minute documentary tells the spectacular story of the teachin...Amazon
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From Timbuktu to Katrina: Sources in African-American History, Volume 1 - $34.95
SOURCES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, a new primary and secondary source reader, includes many selections that will be familiar to you, such as THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION or DR. ...Amazon
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History of Timbuktu Questions
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History of Timbuktu Music and Culture
- University of Oslo: The Timbuktu Libraries and Timbuktu Manuscripts Project
- Tombouctou 2006: Guide to the Tombs of Muslim Saints in Timbuktu
- Central Oregon Community College "Epic of Sundjata"
- The Hindi: "Desert Rhythms" (2003)
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