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its silence and its greatness. center. the empire of Mali in the 14th
At the end of the day, whether Legend has it that Timbuktu century. He was a famous king
she is Arab, Tuareg or Sonrhaï, the takes its name from the “Bouctou whose fortune has remained
woman of Timbuktu is the image Wells”, an old Tuareg woman who unequalled to this day. The wealth
of her city, captivating, mysterious settled in the 12th century in the of the region has long fascinated
and beautiful! “camel hump”, a loop formed by Europeans. This reputation was
the Niger River. Ideally located nourished by the stories of great
Timbuktu: between Saharan Africa, Arab- travelers, such as the Moroccan
Nicknamed “The Black Pearl of Berber, and Sudanese Africa, at Ibn Battuta who lived there in
the Desert”, “The City of the 333 the meeting point between the 1352.
Saints” or “The Mysterious City”, caravans coming from the north
Timbuktu was founded in the 5th and the flotillas coming from the In 1988, the city was classified on
century. It reached its economic south. the UNESCO World Heritage List,
and cultural glory in the 15th and many thanks to its mausoleums,
16th centuries when it became a It developed considerably under mosques and ancient
reference scientific and university Kankou Moussa who ruled manuscripts.
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