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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Timbuktu

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Timbuktu, Mali

Updated June 1, 2022

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The Timbuktu Manuscripts showing both mathematics and astronomy.

Timbuktu, Mali

Timbuktu Manuscripts

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

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Djingareyber Mosque

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.
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The dried out Gaddafi Canal.

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Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.
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Stories About Timbuktu

The Postcards from Timbuktu project promises mail from one of the most legendarily inaccessible cities in the world. The city’s reputation was mostly myth until the unrest of the last decade.

Timbuktu Is Just a Postcard Away

Years of political unrest have halted tourism in the Malian city, so local guides are bringing Timbuktu to the world—through the mail.
by Annie Risemberg
June 1, 2022
The riparian buffers flanking the Niger River in Timbuktu, Mali, appear in red.

Striking Satellite Images of Cities on the Brink

A fresh perspective on the fragility and resilience of our world.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
September 24, 2018

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