If his wealth were adjusted to today’s economy, some estimates place it at over $500 billion (Rs 43.7 trillion) — a number ...

On the occasion of the Nordic Countries–UNESCO Partnership Visibility Week (June 16–20, 2025), the UNESCO Office in Mali ...

Most incredible monuments featured on the Ancient Architects channel are usually made of stone, but Djinguereber Mosque in the heart of Timbuktu, Mali, is made entirely of earth, fibre ...

Timbuktu youths had planned to demonstrate Tuesday against ... The destruction of Sidi Yahya mosque, built around 1400, amounts to "a crime against history", according to UNESCO. Islamist group Ansar ...

Reflective of where and when they were built, mosques showcase different styles ... and domes that glow like orbs . From Timbuktu to Washington D.C., these holy marvels provide incredible historic ...

4. Timbuktu is home to three of western Africa's oldest mosques Three mosques- Djinguereber (Djingareyber), Sankore, and Sidi Yahia- were built in the 14th century. They are three of the oldest ...

The Picture Art Collection/Alamy French explorer René Caillié sketched the cityscape of Timbuktu when he visited the city in 1828. The grand mosques, built in the time of Mansa Musa centuries ...

Timbuktu has always been used as a euphemism for a place that is far away. What most people don’t seem to realize is that the Malian city was a key trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan ...

The ten buildings included a mosque and mausoleums built over six centuries ago ... Instead, the Chamber stated, the monuments were targeted for their significance in Timbuktu’s cultural heritage. The ...