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# Timbuktu
Tombuctú · Mali

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1988.

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City / localityTombuctú

Country / geographic scopeMali

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates16.77333, -2.99944

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Timbuktu

Cultural · Inscription: 1988

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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