Question: Abdelhamid Abou Zeid in 2012 took control of an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 km north of what river?
Sentence (from "Timbuktu"): Timbuktu (pron.: ), also spelled as Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo (Berber: ;French: "Tombouctou" ; Koyra Chiini: "Tumbutu"), is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 km north of the Niger River.
Relevant evidence: Yes