Timbuktu

Summary

Timbuktu is a city^[1]. Timbuktu ranks in the top 0.34% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,609 views/month, #19 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Timbuktu was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Timbuktu is located in Timbuktu Region^[4].
• Timbuktu is located in Timbuktu Cercle^[5].
• Timbuktu is in the country of Mali^[6].
• Timbuktu's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Timbuktu's instance of is recorded as urban area^[8].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marrakesh^[9].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saintes^[10].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Château-Chinon (Ville)^[11].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chemnitz^[12].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hay-on-Wye^[13].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kairouan^[14].
• Timbuktu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tempe^[15].
• Timbuktu's Commons category is recorded as Timbuktu^[16].
• Timbuktu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[17].
• Timbuktu comprises Djinguereber Mosque^[18].
• Timbuktu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.773333055556, 'lon': -2.9994438888889}^[19].
• Timbuktu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.77348, 'lon': -3.00742}^[20].
• Timbuktu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Timbuktu^[21].
• Timbuktu's Commons gallery is recorded as Timbuktu^[22].
• Timbuktu's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/timbuktu/^[23].
• Timbuktu has a population of {'amount': '+54453'}^[24].
• Timbuktu has a population of {'amount': '+35330'}^[25].
• Timbuktu's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Timbuktu's described by source is recorded as Atlas of Vanishing Places^[27].

Body

Geography

Timbuktu is in the country of Mali^[6]. Located in include Timbuktu Region^[4], a region of Mali^[28], in Mali^[29] and Timbuktu Cercle^[5], a cercle of Mali^[30], in Mali^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Timbuktu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+14789'}^[32]. Timbuktu sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+261'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+54453'}^[24] and {'amount': '+35330'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and urban area^[8]. Timbuktu's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Timbuktu include Timbuktu Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Mali^[37] and Timbuktu^[38], a Mars crater^[39].

Why It Matters

Timbuktu ranks in the top 0.34% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,609 views/month, #19 of 5,534).^[2] Timbuktu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Timbuktu is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Timbuktu include Timbuktu Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Mali^[37] and Timbuktu^[38], a Mars crater^[39].