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Description edit
Timbuktu—the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place even though its glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendor and decay of one of mankind’s treasures. Founded in the early... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Fulani: Add a description of this character.
- Bambara
- Mansa Musa
- Ahmed Baba
- Askia Daoud
- Heinrich Barth
- Ibn Battuta
- Askia Mohamed
- Mossi
- Ishaq
- Sundiata
- Leo Africanus
- Songhai
- Askia Al-hajj Mohamed
- Halis
- Muslim
- Sidi Yahiya
- Najim
- Shabeni
- Koumbi Saleh
- Yasin
- Mopti
- Masina
- Djenne
- Gao
- Ibn Khaldun
- Shindouk
- John Hunwick
- Muhammad
- Amar
- Mahmoud Kati
- Umar Tal
- Taoudenni
- Sulaiman
- Alfarouk
- Wangara
- Mansur
- Bonkana
- Bani
- Park
- Bella
- Maghili
Setting & Locations edit
- Timbuktu
- Middle Niger
- Mali
- Islam
- Sahara
- Morocco
- Old Ghana
- Walata
- Marrakech
- Taghaza
- Kabara
- Egypt
- Sankore
- North Africa
- Sahel
- Mauritania
- Bamako
- Europe
- Atlantic
- Sanhaja
- Cairo
- Libya
- Mecca
- Sudan
- Guinea
- Tripoli
- Sidi Salem
- Lake Chad
- Arawan
- Senegal River
- West Africa
- Sidjilmasa
- Massufa
- Algeria
- Tekrur
- Tamashek
- Niger River
- Nigeria
- Kano
- Alexandria
- Segou
- Spain
- Bandiagara
- France
- Benin
- Bornu
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marq De Villiers (Author)
- Sheila Hirtle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0771026463
Page Count: 320
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0771026463
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 966.23
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