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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.
20 de may. de 2024 · Timbuktu. Timbuktu, Mali, designated a World Heritage site in 1988. 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.
Esta ciudad del oeste de África —durante mucho tiempo, sinónimo del fin de la Tierra— se incorporó a la lista de Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1988, muchos siglos después de su culmen. Tombuctú fue un centro de sabiduría islámica a lo largo de varios imperios africanos, albergó una universidad de 25.000 estudiantes y otras madrasas ...
9 de ago. de 2018 · La gran ciudad mítica del Sahara está perdiendo sus grandes monumentos, en nombre de Dios. En 1520, el explorador «León el Africano», uno de los miles de moros expulsados de Granada tras la reconquista de 1492, le entregó al papa León X la descripción de África más detallada de la época. Ahí dio a conocer la existencia de Tombuctú ...
25 de jul. de 2018 · Timbuktu was a center of Islamic scholarship and trade in West Africa for centuries, but now it faces threats from desert encroachment and armed conflict. Learn about its history, culture, and manuscripts in this guide by National Geographic.
22 de feb. de 2019 · Timbuktu (Timbuctoo) is a city in Mali, West Africa which was an important trade centre of the Mali Empire which flourished between the 13th and 15th centuries CE.
Timbuktu is a historic city in Mali that was a centre of Islamic culture and trade in the 15th and 16th centuries. It has three great mosques, sixteen mausoleums and other monuments that reflect its golden age and face threats from desertification and urbanization.
