Because i would like to recommend this place to my former teachers who teaches me and my classmates during my secondary days!!
2007-01-04 18:10:52 · 8 answers · asked by daniel*wm 6 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Malaysia
Its in Mali, West Africa. The Wikipedia has this to say:
Timbuktu, Timbuctu or Timbuctoo (Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu, French: Tombouctou) is a city populated by the Songhay, Tuareg, Fulani, and Moorish people in the West African country of Mali. It is often said to lie on the River Niger, but is actually 15 km north of the river. Timbuktu was once the heart of the mighty Songhai Empire. It became wealthy because many merchants traveled trade routes that went through it.
The place name is said to come from a Tuareg woman named Buktu who dug a well in the area where the city stands today; hence 'Timbuktu', which means 'Buktu's well'.
...The city began to decline after explorers and slavers from Portugal and then other European countries landed in West Africa, providing an alternative to the slave market of Timbuktu and the trade route through the world's largest desert. The decline was hastened when it was invaded by Morisco mercenaries armed with European-style guns in the service of the Moroccan sultan in 1591.
Timbuktu soon lost its elegance and prominence, and slowly became an impoverished town, which led to the coining of the popular phrase 'send u to Timbuktu' - meaning sending a person to a dull, and forsaken place devoid of any worthwhile prospects, or business opportunities.
2007-01-04 18:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by Ebby 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I know that it is a far, far place. I thought it was in the middle of nowhere. But ask.com says Timbuktu (also spelled Tombouctou) is a city in the modern West African nation of Mali. Timbuktu is located at the southern edge of the Saharan Desert, eight miles north of the Niger River, on one of the rivers tributaries.
2007-01-05 02:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by HK gal 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Mali Africa!
Ken R.
2007-01-07 18:24:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently they have not taught you well enough, OR you are a bad student. Because everyone knows Timbuktu(TOMBOUCTOU) is in Mali Africa, near the Sahara desert - not a very hospitable place.
2007-01-05 03:59:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Mali, Africa. The intellectual and spiritual capital and centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries.
2007-01-05 02:24:59 · answer #5 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
You got your answer my friend. Now you tell your teacher and friends you have been a good boy and would like to recommend Africa to them..yo hoooo...can i come, can i ? can i ? hehehe
Thumbs up for everyone..you all answered correct.
2007-01-05 03:39:24 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Mali, West Africa
2007-01-05 02:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by jam12004 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
That's where Phoebe from FRIENDS wanted to go...
2007-01-07 06:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by sugarscamp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋