2007-02-26 02:15:46 · 10 answers · asked by parimal samir s 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
Tim·buk·tu (tĭm'bŭk-tōō', tĭm-bŭk'tōō) Pronunciation Key
A city of central Mali near the Niger River northeast of Bamako. Founded in the 11th century by the Tuareg, it became a major trading center (primarily for gold and salt) by the 14th century. Timbuktu was sacked in 1593 by invaders from Morocco and fell to the French in 1894. Population: 32,400.
2007-02-26 02:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by ann.inspain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Timbuktu, also spelled TOMBOUCTOU, is a city in the West African nation of Mali. It is historically important as a post on the trans-Saharan caravan route. It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 mi (13 km) north of the Niger River. Timbuktu was a centre for the expansion of Islam, an intellectual and spiritual capital at the end of the Mandingo Askia dynasty (1493-1591) and home to a prestigious Koranic university. Three great mosques built at that time, using traditional techniques, still remain.
Timbuktu was founded about AD 1100 as a seasonal camp by Tuareg nomads. After it was incorporated within the Mali Empire, probably in the late 13th century, the Mali sultan, Mansa Musam, built a tower for the Great Mosque (Djingereyber) and a royal residence, the Madugu (the former has since been rebuilt many times, and of the latter no trace now remains). Shortly after this the city was annexed by the Mossi kingdom of Yatenga, but when the North African traveller Ibn Battutah visited in 1353, he found it again governed by Mali.
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2007-02-26 02:21:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Timbuktu (Archaic English: Timbuctoo; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; French: Tombouctou) is a city in Mali, West Africa.
2007-02-26 02:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by ira a 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The preferred English spelling is now "Timbuktu" and it is a UNESCO World Heritage City located in the country of Mali in West Africa. For a good overview of its history, a map, some photos and a whole lot more, I suggest you click on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu. You could also Google the name Timbuktu.
2007-02-26 02:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by Meg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Mali
2007-02-26 02:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by balakrishnan c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Mali , West Africa
2007-02-26 15:50:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tombouctou is in Mali
2007-02-26 02:18:51 · answer #7 · answered by GuyNextDoor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In city-centre Kolkata, You can play games there.
2007-02-26 23:57:50 · answer #8 · answered by db_973 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mali, Africa
2007-02-26 02:22:44 · answer #9 · answered by doriang 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Africa......Mali. also used as a slang when you want to tell someone to go to hell.....you say.....go to timbaktoo !!!!!!!!
2007-02-26 05:18:10 · answer #10 · answered by henrythevii 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋