WHERE IN THE WORLD IS--
Timbuktu
Actually this is the anglicized version of this city’s name which, in French, is Tombouctou in the country of Mali. As you can see in the illustration it is located in the southwestern Sahara Desert area on the continent of Africa.
We grew up knowing it pronounced Tim Buck Too; meaning something like --at the far end of the earth.
It was once the intellectual and spiritual center for the propagation of Islam through Africa in the 15 and 16th centuries. Today it is an impoverished town of about 32,000 population; yet, because of its reputation it remains somewhat of a tourist attraction.
The city still retains its image of being mysterious or mythical. A recent British poll found 34% of the young people there did not believe the town even existed while the other 66% considered it “a mythical place”.
More here if you are really curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Actually this is the anglicized version of this city’s name which, in French, is Tombouctou in the country of Mali. As you can see in the illustration it is located in the southwestern Sahara Desert area on the continent of Africa.
We grew up knowing it pronounced Tim Buck Too; meaning something like --at the far end of the earth.
It was once the intellectual and spiritual center for the propagation of Islam through Africa in the 15 and 16th centuries. Today it is an impoverished town of about 32,000 population; yet, because of its reputation it remains somewhat of a tourist attraction.
The city still retains its image of being mysterious or mythical. A recent British poll found 34% of the young people there did not believe the town even existed while the other 66% considered it “a mythical place”.
More here if you are really curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu
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