Mansa Musa, the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire, amassed immense wealth through gold and strategic trade, becoming ...

Timbuktu is often called the "mysterious city" due to its historical role as a remote and vital center of trade, culture, and scholarship in the Sahara Desert during the medieval Mali Empire.

Timbuktu, which has a population of about 50,000, is held by at least two rival groups who have been involved in a northern uprising against Mali’s government, headquartered in the southern ...

The city had been part of the Mali Empire, which was known for its trade in gold, salt, and spices, much of which passed through Timbuktu on its way north across the Sahara.

By the 1300s, the Mali Empire covered over 12,000 km and became the centre for trade, ... he travelled through Mali to Timbuktu where he heard stories of Mansa Musa, which he wrote down.

Located at the edge of the Sahara desert in modern Mali, the city’s true wealth lies in its rich history. During its “golden age” in the 15th and 16th centuries, the city of Timbuktu boasted ...

14th-15th centuries - Decline of the Empire of Mali, which loses dominance of the gold trade to the Songhai Empire, which makes its base in Timbuktu - historically important as a focal point of ...

But another of its famous mosques was destroyed, as were shrines that had stood since Timbuktu's golden era during the Mali empire, when the city was a thriving commercial hub and a center of ...

Timbuktu, which has a population of about 50,000, is held by at least two rival groups who have been involved in a northern uprising against Mali’s government, headquartered in the southern ...