WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Timbuktu had been an important trans-Saharan trade route. Goods coming from Mediterranean shores and salt from central Sahara were exchanged in Timbuktu for gold. The prosperity of Timbuktu attracted both African scholars and Arab traders from North Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Timbuktu was a center of Islamic scholarship under several African empires, home to a 25, 000-student university and other madrassas that served as wellsprings for the spread of Islam throughout Africa from the 13th to 16th centuries.

Detailed explanation-5: -Timbuktu is a city situated in the northern part of Mali. These people as we said before want their own state, called Azawad. As part of the Mali Empire, it was a major trading route for salt, gold, ivory and slaves. Keep in mind this is long before it became a French colony.

Detailed explanation-6: -Timbuktu’s rich history of learning had to do with its situation as a commercial hub from the 12th century. It was at the cross-roads of trans-Saharan trade routes and became famous for its supply of gold. The city attracted Muslim scholars and scribes from different Islamic beliefs and different geographical regions.