[DOC] [TLE] Timbuktu - Wikipedia [PAR] Timbuktu also spelled as Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo is a historical and 
still-inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali, situated 20 km (12 mi) north 
of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The town is the 
capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight ... After a shift in trading routes, 
Timbuktu flourished from the trade in salt, gold,... [DOC] [TLE] GHANA Ghana was the first great African empire of the western ... [PAR] These were good names for an empire with an army who ruled with iron spears 
and ... included a man, his wife or wives, their children, and other relatives. ... 
Each clan had one member of the family who kept and told the family history 
through ... Ghana became very rich as a result of the salt-gold trade between 
West and... [DOC] [TLE] World History Timeline Civilization: African Kingdoms - TimeMaps [PAR] Large and powerful Kingdoms covered much of west Africa from Medieval times 
onwards. ... The Empire grew rich from the trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt. 
... when he gave justice, and these included the sons of the kings of his country. 
... within the empire, its ruler being the only one allowed to bear the title malik. [DOC] [TLE] Timbuktu | Mali | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 18, 2016 ... City in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post 
on the ... According to one tradition, Timbuktu was named for an old woman left to 
oversee ... In the late 13th or early 14th century it was incorporated into the Mali 
empire. ... By 1450 its population increased to about 100,000. [DOC] [TLE] Timbuktuheritage.org - History of Timbuktu - A Multicultural African ... [PAR] Timbuktu is located in the present day Republic of Mali at the edge of the Sahara 
desert. ... The city of Timbuktu has taken its name from this famous black lady. ... 
Timbuktu became an important port where goods from West Africa and North 
Africa ... The capture and destruction of the empire of Ghana by the king of Sosso
... [DOC] [TLE] Leo Africanus describes Timbuktu - North Carolina Digital History [PAR] The name of this kingdom is a modern one, after a city which was built by a ... The 
women of the city maintain the custom of veiling their faces, except for ... The 
inhabitants are very rich, especially the strangers who have settled in the country; 
so much so that the ... map of Timbuktu and trade routes in West and North Africa. [DOC] [TLE] Timbuktu: Historical Center of Learning - Live Science [PAR] Jan 21, 2013 ... However, for centuries this was a major trading hub and a center for scholarship. 
... the bedrock of this learning tradition with its scholars composing, ... Timbuktu is 
in the West African nation of Mali on the southern edge of the Sahara. ... 2009) 
that around A.D. 1325, after the ruler of the Malian Empire (which... [DOC] [TLE] Mansa Musa - World-History [PAR] The kingdom of Mali was small, but its leader, Sundiata, had other plans for his 
kingdom. ... Mansa Musa, who would make Mali into a legendary empire known 
for its ... One of the main duties of every Muslim is to make a religious journey, 
called a ... In the West African country of Mali is the city of Timbuktu, a town with 
mud... [DOC] [TLE] West African Kingdoms - Kura Hulanda [PAR] Other important cities of Mali were Timbuktu, Djenne en Oualata; trade centres 
who ... The empire reached its Golden Age with the rule Mansa Musa, King 
Moses, (1307 ... Included in his large entourage were hundreds of servants, 
thousands of ... Western visitors find Mali one of the most authentic countries of Af
-rica,... [DOC] [TLE] The Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade - World History in Context - Gale [PAR] For gold from the Bure fields, especially when the Empire of Mali was at its ... from 
Fez through Sijilmasa, Taghaza (or Tuat) and Tichitt-Walata, to Timbuktu and 
Djenn. ... this second route

Question: This west African country takes its name from a trading empire that once included Timbuktu
Answer: Mali