Place:Tombouctou, Mali

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NameTombouctou
Alt namesTimbuktusource: Wikipedia
Tombouctousource: Wikipedia
TypeRegion
Coordinates20.0°N 3°W
Located inMali     (1977 - )
Contained Places
General region
Azaouâd
El Mahia
Inhabited place
Araouane
Bambara Maoundé
Diré
Doro
Gargando
Gossi
Goundam
Gourma-Rharous
Léré
Niafounké
Râs el Mâ
Saraféré
Taoudenni
Timbuktu ( 1100 - )
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Tombouctou Region (Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. It is the largest of Mali's 10 regions and includes a large section of the Sahara Desert. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles.

The region is part of northern Mali that was separated and declared independent by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. In the course of the conflict, the MNLA lost control of the territory to Islamist militias.

Tombouctou Region is world-famous for its capital, the ancient city Timbuktu, synonymous to 19th-century Europeans with an elusive, hard-to-reach destination. The city gained world fame in 1390 when its ruler, Mansa Musa, went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, stopping with his entourage in Egypt and dispensing enough gold to devalue the Egyptian currency. This started the legend of a city in the interior of Africa, where roads were said to be paved with gold and buildings topped with roofs of gold.

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