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Timbuktu becomes a centre of learning

1400 CE · Mali, Africa · Culture

Timbuktu becomes a centre of learning
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Timbuktu is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the 19 administrative regions of Mali, having a population of around one million people in the 2022 census.

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