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Timbuktu

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Mali
Best of: Old Town, Islam
Description:
Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu's golden age. Although continuously restored, these monuments are today under threat from desertification. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Timbuktu", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.