Blog Post Author: Anja-Silvia Goeing
http://scholar.harvard.edu/goeing
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Figure: United Nations Photo: MINUSMA Support in the Preservation of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali, photo taken January 5, 2016: https://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/30874616233/in/photolist-qKptM-DCbuxe-6okCEy-83QteH-6okCp7-6okCA1-6okCgq-6ogrit-6okC2s-6ogrvH-6okCdb-rYees9-P3htKx
Introduction
Timbuktu is today the administrative headquarters of the sixth region (of eight) of the Republic Mali in West Africa. In Mali's North, Timbuktu is on the south end of the desert Tanezrouft, one of the most