Noun: Timbuktu ,tim-búk'too
- 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"Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts are treasured historical documents"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