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Timbuktu
Timbuktu is in Tombouctou, Mali. Find it on the map, check other accepted names, and explore nearby cities.
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Tombouctou, Mali
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Location
Tombouctou, Mali
Coordinates
16.77 N, 3.01 W
Country
Mali
How well-known
Famous
Accepted names
Other names that work
- Timbocto
- Timboctu
- Timboctó
- Timboctú
- Timboektoe
- Timbouctou
- Timbuctoo
- Timbuctu
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