For some, the name Timbuktu ... faith to the city. In the early 13th century, the Malinke people lived in the small kingdom of Kangaba (located near today’s border between Mali and Guinea).

The fabled city of Timbuktu ... gifts dished out in 14th century Cairo by Kankan Moussa, Emperor of the ancient state of Mali, caused the price of gold to crash. At the time, salt was worth as much as ...

The city, today part of present-day Mali and known as the ... The latter, Timbuktu’s oldest, was built in the early 14th century, while the Sankore, during its heyday, was said to have ...

Mali is named ... trade through the city of Timbuktu. The historically important city, founded in 1100 by Tuareg nomads, was once the wealthiest in the region. * By the 14th century, the city ...

Timbuktu is listed by the UN as a world heritage site Islamist rebels occupying the ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali have vowed ... in the cemetery at the 14th-Century Djingareyber mosque.

As Mali went ... dusty northern city of Timbuktu. Elections in northern cities like Timbuktu, the storied Saharan trading post and scholarly center around since the early 14th century, were ...