[DOC] [TLE] Timbuktu - Wikipedia [PAR] Timbuktu also spelled as Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo is a historical and 
still-inhabited ... It became part of the Mali Empire early in the 14th century. ... 
during which it was a major learning and cultural center of the Mali empire, .... 
Timbuktu features a hot desert climate according to the Kppen Climate 
Classification. [DOC] [TLE] Timbuktu | Mali | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 18, 2016 ... A caretaker of the mausoleums in Timbuktu, Mali, prays on April 4, 2014 ... trans-
Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. ... Timbuktu's 
location at the meeting point of desert and water made it an ideal trading centre. 
.... The city was a major stop on the large caravan routes that crossed... [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Africa for Kids: Trade Routes - Ducksters [PAR] In Western Africa the major trade centers were cities such as Timbuktu, Gao, 
Agadez ... The major trade routes moved goods across the Sahara Desert 
between ... Once the goods reached Sijilmasa they might be moved to many 
places ... A typical caravan would have around 1,000 camels with some caravans 
... Mali Empire [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 Kel Tamasheq roamed the desert during the rainy season in 
search of ... By the 12th century, Timbuktu became a celebrated center of Islamic 
learning and a ... The famous scholar of Timbuktu Ahmad Baba who was among 
those... [DOC] [TLE] Mali: Terrorism Dampens Tourism to Timbuktu | Pulitzer Center [PAR] Nov 12, 2010 ... Ancient manuscripts from Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan and Nigeria ... These 
manuscripts are waiting their turn to be cataloged and added to the library 
collection. ... In the ancient caravan city of Timbuktu, I was summoned to a rooftop 
to ... by terrorists somewhere deep in the folds of Mali's northern desert. [DOC] [TLE] Timbuktu, Mali: Ancient Manuscripts, Al Qaeda ... - Pulitzer Center [PAR] Dec 17, 2010 ... Timbuktu: The caravan city harbors ancient manuscripts, al Qaeda insurgents, ... 
being held by terrorists somewhere deep in the folds of Mali's northern desert. 
The merchant's trucks regularly crossed this desolate landscape, ... finger for 
emphasis, "were once more desired than gold or slaves in Timbuktu. [DOC] [TLE] Mali - California History-Social Science Project [PAR] medieval West African empires (Ghana, Mali and Songhay) ... Sahara, which 
describes the perils of the desert crossing and practical strategies of caravan ... 
When they have finished, discuss the exchanges and the effects of those 
exchanges with ..... Built in the early 15th century, this mosque was once the 
center of a large... [DOC] [TLE] Standard 7.13 Lesson | CK-12 Foundation [PAR] Dec 3, 2014 ... To the Bedouin people, this "home" meant the entire Sahara desert. ... 
Domesticated camels from Arabia made settling and crossing the Sahara .... 
Camel Caravan .... of Ghana before them, were once great trading kingdoms 
famous for ... History of Timbuktu Timbuktu was the trading center of Mali, and the
... [DOC] [TLE] The wealth of Africa The kingdom of Mali - British Museum [PAR] These are intended to provide background material for teachers, but can also .... 
In the northern part of the kingdom lay the Sahara Desert which acted like a ... at 
the centre of a network of trade routes which criss-crossed the region. .... He 
developed Timbuktu into a major cultural centre, and built a new Great Mosque 
with. [DOC] [TLE] BRIA 18 1 c Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler in the Middle Ages ... [PAR] Marco Polo was a youthful traveler from Venice who crossed Asia to visit the ... 
Throughout these regions, Islam unified many different peoples with a ... In 1352, 
Ibn Battuta joined a desert caravan headed for Mali on his last great adventure. 
.... to Timbuktu in 1353, it was becoming the major center of Islamic learning in... [DOC] [TLE] Drugs And Money In The Sahara: How The Global Cocaine Trade Is ... [PAR] Jun 5, 2015 ... A camel

Question: Timbuktu in Mali was once a major caravan center for those crossing this desert
Answer: the Sahara