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Noun: Timbuktu  ,tim-búk'too
  1. A historic city in central Mali near the Niger River, once an important centre of Islamic scholarship and trans-Saharan trade, particularly in gold
    "Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts are treasured historical documents"

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: French Sudan, Mali, Republic of Mali

Encyclopedia: Timbuktu, Mali