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
"If we followed the white road into the desert, and went on and on for many days, we should come at last to Tombouctou," said Batouch.
From The Garden of Allah by Robert Smythe Hichens
Algiers affected her somewhat as the Petite Fille de Tombouctou had affected her, but much more powerfully.
From The Way of Ambition by J. H. Gardner Soper
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 Robert Smythe Hichens
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