TIMBUKTU, Mali (CNN) -- "Going to Timbuktu and back" has long been a saying synonymous with going to extremes. But you have no idea just how extreme until you look at a map and see where Timbuktu ...

Sociolingo posts an old map of Timbuktu, Mali: “Here is an old map of the ancient city of Timbuktu from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas.” ...

The Road to Timbuktu A Long -- and Bumpy -- Quest for History in Mali June 21, 2003 By Christopher Reardon ...

Twin attacks on a Malian army base in the northern city of Timbuktu and in the centre of the country left dozens of soldiers dead, as well as at least a dozen assailants, security sources and ...

In the shadow of Timbuktu's ivory-coloured Monument To Peace, musicians from across Mali took the stage as the sun set on the sand-coloured houses of the historic city on the edge of the Sahara ...

Timbuktu! No city in the world conjures greater images of romance and adventure. Timbuktu, that lost city of gold — the end of the earth, terra incognita — where the maps went blank. Thomas ...

Patrolling Timbuktu's maze of mud-brick houses, the French troops quickly lost their way, their jeeps stuck, wheels spinning, in the sand of the ancient Saharan trading town.

“Timbuktu”: A timely African film on Islam — and a spectacular breakthrough The wrenching, Oscar-nominated "Timbuktu" depicts Mali under jihadist rule -- but it's far more than an issue drama ...

Despite uncertainty and the ongoing conflict, Mali will work to rebuild and safeguard its cultural heritage, says the West African country's minister of culture Bruno Maïga.

TIMBUKTU, Mali, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Patrolling Timbuktu's maze of mud-brick houses, the French troops quickly lost their way, their jeeps stuck, wheels spinning, in the sand of the ancient Saharan ...