Tombouctou
Americannoun
noun
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The incident took place near the town of Ber, in the region of Tombouctou - an area that has become a hotbed of jihadist activity over the past decade.
From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023
The University of Cape Town launched the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project in 2003, with an emphasis on "manuscript traditions throughout the African continent", according to the website.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2022
She rode with him on three occasions, twice in the oasis through the brown villages, once out into the desert on the caravan road that Batouch had told her led at last to Tombouctou.
From The Garden of Allah by Hichens, Robert Smythe
They had turned aside from the way to Tombouctou, left the village behind them, and come into a narrow track which ran parallel to the desert.
From The Garden of Allah by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Algiers affected her somewhat as the Petite Fille de Tombouctou had affected her, but much more powerfully.
From The Way of Ambition by Soper, J. H. Gardner
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