![Bienvenue à Tombouctou La Mysteriuse, together with the Sister Cities, Tempe AZ, Chemnitz, Marrakech and Saintes](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817536.DscYR7Xz.MaliNov063391.jpg) Bienvenue à Tombouctou La Mysteriuse, together with the Sister Cities, Tempe AZ, Chemnitz, Marrakech and Saintes |
![Ministry of Culture map of tourist sites in Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817551.OhtSnoXl.MaliNov063406.jpg) Ministry of Culture map of tourist sites in Timbuktu |
![Timbuktu (French: Tombouctou) sits a short distance north of the Niger River on the edge of the Sahara](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817491.JxbrFJ8o.MaliNov063333.jpg) Timbuktu (French: Tombouctou) sits a short distance north of the Niger River on the edge of the Sahara |
![Nomad tents sent up on the edge of Timbuktu (Tombouctou)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692023.UAI4PU6X.MaliNov063335.jpg) Nomad tents sent up on the edge of Timbuktu (Tombouctou) |
![Woman in a colorful dress against the desert](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692024.0xWVwKCy.MaliNov063337.jpg) Woman in a colorful dress against the desert |
![Woman heading for one of the nomad tents](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817494.25uMTB65.MaliNov063338.jpg) Woman heading for one of the nomad tents |
![The Sahara comes right up to the edge of Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817495.wcxpstRa.MaliNov063341.jpg) The Sahara comes right up to the edge of Timbuktu |
![With all the Non-Governmental-Organizations in Timbuktu, there are plenty of modern villas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817496.FhfU1Fak.MaliNov063345.jpg) With all the Non-Governmental-Organizations in Timbuktu, there are plenty of modern villas |
![But most of the buildings are more like this, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692025.so3EqxZr.MaliNov063346.jpg) But most of the buildings are more like this, Timbuktu |
![Libya has a large presence in Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692026.zVCe2Al7.MaliNov063351.jpg) Libya has a large presence in Mali |
![Qadafi sees himself as a patriarch for all Africa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817498.yjtQHQ1e.MaliNov063350.jpg) Qadafi sees himself as a patriarch for all Africa |
![VSF-CICDA Agronomes & Vétérinaires sans frontières, Route de Korioumé, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817499.hPp7fJYZ.MaliNov063352.jpg) VSF-CICDA Agronomes & Vétérinaires sans frontières, Route de Korioumé, Tombouctou |
![Along Route de Korioumé, Timbuktu, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817500.VBF538b3.MaliNov063354.jpg) Along Route de Korioumé, Timbuktu, Mali |
![Appui au Développement des Régions du Nord Mali, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817501.7up5FVbI.MaliNov063355.jpg) Appui au Développement des Régions du Nord Mali, Tombouctou |
![Timbuktu branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Abba Cisse private school, Route de Korioumé](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817503.ld3Kp7Xb.MaliNov063360.jpg) Timbuktu branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Abba Cisse private school, Route de Korioumé |
![As soon as they spot you taking a photo, they want money](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817504.p81ka0s2.MaliNov063362.jpg) As soon as they spot you taking a photo, they want money |
![ikatel: Bienvenue sur le Reseau - Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817505.cLzgLdNN.MaliNov063364.jpg) ikatel: Bienvenue sur le Reseau - Tombouctou |
![Diverse Malian people in an uprising against the Sun Devil? Native language AIDS campaign](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817506.CzSgWVfk.MaliNov063367.jpg) Diverse Malian people in an uprising against the Sun Devil? Native language AIDS campaign |
![ONG = Organisation Non Gouvermental - Non-Governmental Organization. The Route de Karioumé is lined with them](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817502.UZGrCOVW.MaliNov063357.jpg) ONG = Organisation Non Gouvermental - Non-Governmental Organization. The Route de Karioumé is lined with them |
![ONG Chariot - the white Toyoto Land Cruiser, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817514.plBq95dU.MaliNov063378.jpg) ONG Chariot - the white Toyoto Land Cruiser, Mali |
![Bibliotheque Mamma Haidara de Manuscrits, Rue de Chemnitz](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817526.EYqMpIzT.MaliNov063386.jpg) Bibliotheque Mamma Haidara de Manuscrits, Rue de Chemnitz |
![Centre de Rechereches Historiques Ahmed Baba](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817507.WeUU6IUn.MaliNov063368.jpg) Centre de Rechereches Historiques Ahmed Baba |
![Arabic Calligraphy in the form of a kneeling man](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817509.EG02kGv1.MaliNov063372.jpg) Arabic Calligraphy in the form of a kneeling man |
![Manuscript library of the Ahmed Baba Historic Research Center](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817510.sW9cDiWN.MaliNov063373.jpg) Manuscript library of the Ahmed Baba Historic Research Center |
![Possibly an old Quran, tough to tell](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817511.9TeJjj0j.MaliNov063375.jpg) Possibly an old Quran, tough to tell |
![Tarikh el Fetash by Mohammed ben al-Mutawakil, died 1593](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817512.wAtJn9VU.MaliNov063376.jpg) Tarikh el Fetash by Mohammed ben al-Mutawakil, died 1593 |
![Arabic text](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817513.o5CVlG9V.MaliNov063377.jpg) Arabic text |
![Typical Timbuktu, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817516.uvo36MMr.MaliNov063379.jpg) Typical Timbuktu, Mali |
![People going about their business, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817517.T7ammX5t.MaliNov063382.jpg) People going about their business, Timbuktu |
![Parti Siege - Progressiste Soudanais - Mali - Union Travail Justice](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817519.fYOvc2U5.MaliNov063383.jpg) Parti Siege - Progressiste Soudanais - Mali - Union Travail Justice |
![PSP - La verité finit toujours par triompher](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817522.aVGieaQw.MaliNov063384.jpg) PSP - La verité finit toujours par triompher |
![Tombouctou brand mineral water](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817524.1YFBpJgS.MaliNov063385.jpg) Tombouctou brand mineral water |
![Tuareg man, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817508.n4jiDbq6.MaliNov063371.jpg) Tuareg man, Timbuktu |
![Most of the young Tuareg men that approach you in Timbuktu will have portable shops](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692028.s0w8z8U0.MaliNov063387.jpg) Most of the young Tuareg men that approach you in Timbuktu will have portable shops |
![Tuareg man with neck purse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817532.XaAjO9Wh.MaliNov063389.jpg) Tuareg man with neck purse |
![Office National des Postes, Tombouctou, Mali (Timbuktu)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817530.QPPm6Djw.MaliNov063388.jpg) Office National des Postes, Tombouctou, Mali (Timbuktu) |
![Rotary International polio vaccination campaigne, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817534.l7FLtfnn.MaliNov063390.jpg) Rotary International polio vaccination campaigne, Mali |
![Place de l'Indépendance, Tombouctou, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817538.jzzZExFU.MaliNov063392.jpg) Place de l'Indépendance, Tombouctou, Mali |
![Independence Square, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817540.OvPy4wKX.MaliNov063393.jpg) Independence Square, Timbuktu |
![Welcome to Timbuktu - City of 333 Saints](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817542.WmKnk7cp.MaliNov063394.jpg) Welcome to Timbuktu - City of 333 Saints |
![Timbuktu's Dyingerey Ber Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692032.pSfcHcBE.MaliNov063408.jpg) Timbuktu's Dyingerey Ber Mosque |
![Timbuktu's Dyingerey Ber Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692033.ConmQc5S.MaliNov063415.jpg) Timbuktu's Dyingerey Ber Mosque |
![Dyingerey Ber Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817543.resZx6bv.MaliNov063397.jpg) Dyingerey Ber Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Dyingerey Ber Mosque, Timbuktu, 14th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817544.Gc1e6Fay.MaliNov063398.jpg) Dyingerey Ber Mosque, Timbuktu, 14th Century |
![Tuaregs with the Dyingerey Ber Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692030.09ogC3dn.MaliNov063400.jpg) Tuaregs with the Dyingerey Ber Mosque |
![Tuareg with the Dyingerey Ber Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692031.R4Lq07W8.MaliNov063404.jpg) Tuareg with the Dyingerey Ber Mosque |
![Tuareg blue](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817549.eXifs2ka.MaliNov063405.jpg) Tuareg blue |
![Back side of Dyingerey Ber Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817686.WLEbAdPB.MaliNov063578.jpg) Back side of Dyingerey Ber Mosque |
![Mudbricks from which Timbuktu is built](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817546.mxoCO18c.MaliNov063401.jpg) Mudbricks from which Timbuktu is built |
![Bibliotheque Al Imam Essayouti, Tombouctou, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817553.xhP3b5VT.MaliNov063409.jpg) Bibliotheque Al Imam Essayouti, Tombouctou, Mali |
![Ornate doorway, Al Imam Essayouti Library, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817547.93c1t9h5.MaliNov063403.jpg) Ornate doorway, Al Imam Essayouti Library, Timbuktu |
![Open door, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817555.zJSUhqSF.MaliNov063412.jpg) Open door, Timbuktu |
![Window in a similar style, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817557.GtbIY78v.MaliNov063418.jpg) Window in a similar style, Timbuktu |
![Well kept houses, Old Town, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817554.J8BIOxE1.MaliNov063411.jpg) Well kept houses, Old Town, Timbuktu |
![Ecole pour les Talibes (Ecole Koranique) Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817565.0aYM6Rvj.MaliNov063428.jpg) Ecole pour les Talibes (Ecole Koranique) Tombouctou |
![Ecole pour Talibes, Koranic school (Madrasa) Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817560.Sv9iTEDW.MaliNov063423.jpg) Ecole pour Talibes, Koranic school (Madrasa) Timbuktu |
![The pupils study Koranic verses written on wooden tablets](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817561.1CeQuKKJ.MaliNov063424.jpg) The pupils study Koranic verses written on wooden tablets |
![Dusty boys at Koranic school, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692034.jarBBHBN.MaliNov063426.jpg) Dusty boys at Koranic school, Timbuktu |
![Koran school outside today](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817558.YC7vpXXz.MaliNov063419.jpg) Koran school outside today |
![Teacher at Timbuktu's Koranic school](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692035.qGBtEC9w.MaliNov063427.jpg) Teacher at Timbuktu's Koranic school |
![Teacher at Timbuktu's Koranic school](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817562.70hICZd9.MaliNov063425.jpg) Teacher at Timbuktu's Koranic school |
![ONG_aedt@yahoo.fr](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817559.IJ8B2lRm.MaliNov063422.jpg) ONG_aedt@yahoo.fr |
![Hut set up in a ruin, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817566.jpChJAb1.MaliNov063431.jpg) Hut set up in a ruin, Timbuktu |
![Alexander Gordon Laing House, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817567.rljCtQPm.MaliNov063432.jpg) Alexander Gordon Laing House, Timbuktu |
![Tuareg with the Gordon Laing House](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692036.8mqVHVqS.MaliNov063435.jpg) Tuareg with the Gordon Laing House |
![In contrast to the rest of the Islamic world, Tuareg men are the ones who wear veils](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817568.Uh8uqG9M.MaliNov063434.jpg) In contrast to the rest of the Islamic world, Tuareg men are the ones who wear veils |
![Djingarei-Ber district, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817570.yMHzAea2.MaliNov063436.jpg) Djingarei-Ber district, Timbuktu |
![René Caillié house, where a French explorer stayed, arriving in 1828, becoming the first European to make it here and back](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817572.snUE975I.MaliNov063437.jpg) René Caillié house, where a French explorer stayed, arriving in 1828, becoming the first European to make it here and back |
![Maison de René Caillié, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817573.1zqoht0v.MaliNov063438.jpg) Maison de René Caillié, Tombouctou |
![René Caillié, undergoing restoration by the Ministry of Culture](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817574.UT4cMXIb.MaliNov063440.jpg) René Caillié, undergoing restoration by the Ministry of Culture |
![House of René Caillié, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692037.EYUW6vCg.MaliNov063441.jpg) House of René Caillié, Tombouctou |
![Now he's got a street, Rue Réné Caille, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817578.uMa7ewMH.MaliNov063446.jpg) Now he's got a street, Rue Réné Caille, Tombouctou |
![Window, Maison de René Caillié](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817575.QDeTAsWz.MaliNov063442.jpg) Window, Maison de René Caillié |
![Detail of the door to the René Caillié House](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692038.9KjwPhXq.MaliNov063443.jpg) Detail of the door to the René Caillié House |
![Maison de René Caillié, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817577.rLldldM1.MaliNov063444.jpg) Maison de René Caillié, Tombouctou |
![Timbuktu street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817579.5z8aSshf.MaliNov063447.jpg) Timbuktu street |
![Madrasah Sidi Yahiya, the school of the nearby Sidi Yahiya Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817582.zAmPm73e.MaliNov063450.jpg) Madrasah Sidi Yahiya, the school of the nearby Sidi Yahiya Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Decorated door, Madrasah Sidi Yahiya, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817581.me3KxM4b.MaliNov063449.jpg) Decorated door, Madrasah Sidi Yahiya, Timbuktu |
![Ornate door at the Medersa Sidi Yahiya, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692039.VpcwFkR5.MaliNov063451.jpg) Ornate door at the Medersa Sidi Yahiya, Timbuktu |
![Hardware store Sidi Yehia, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817584.piLsc6yc.MaliNov063452.jpg) Hardware store Sidi Yehia, Timbuktu |
![Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817586.eMtJdoi8.MaliNov063453.jpg) Timbuktu |
![Timbuktu street life, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817588.PyP3Xd0s.MaliNov063454.jpg) Timbuktu street life, Mali |
![Young man in Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817590.iZipPY9A.MaliNov063455.jpg) Young man in Timbuktu |
![Ethnological Museum, Timbuktu - not terribly impressive](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817595.f6o6HzY5.MaliNov063457.jpg) Ethnological Museum, Timbuktu - not terribly impressive |
![The gift shop at the Ethnological Museum, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817597.V3UPv3sx.MaliNov063460.jpg) The gift shop at the Ethnological Museum, Timbuktu |
![Heavy anklets worn by slaves of the Tuareg - slavery may still exist in Mali and Niger](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817599.qy6zLoWA.MaliNov063461.jpg) Heavy anklets worn by slaves of the Tuareg - slavery may still exist in Mali and Niger |
![Ethnological Museum shop Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817601.puNGQa2Q.MaliNov063463.jpg) Ethnological Museum shop Timbuktu |
![Interior of the nomad hut on display at the Ethnological Museum, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817593.Yn2NzQ0X.MaliNov063456.jpg) Interior of the nomad hut on display at the Ethnological Museum, Timbuktu |
![American entry into the Timbuktu explorer's club - D.W. Berky head the American Trans-Saharan Expedition from Biskra, 1912-1913](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817603.0w0QHpOb.MaliNov063466.jpg) American entry into the Timbuktu explorer's club - D.W. Berky head the American Trans-Saharan Expedition from Biskra, 1912-1913 |
![D.W. Berky House, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817605.GN2mKU9y.MaliNov063467.jpg) D.W. Berky House, Timbuktu |
![Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817606.y3iaBnES.MaliNov063469.jpg) Timbuktu |
![Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817609.Dx329Og9.MaliNov063470.jpg) Timbuktu |
![Tuareg with the door to Heinrich Barth's house, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692040.emvsAWxm.MaliNov063471.jpg) Tuareg with the door to Heinrich Barth's house, Timbuktu |
![Door detail - Heinrich Barth Haus, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817611.VBtMJi2C.MaliNov063472.jpg) Door detail - Heinrich Barth Haus, Timbuktu |
![1853 German explorer Heinrich Barth House](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817612.XmhJShFU.MaliNov063474.jpg) 1853 German explorer Heinrich Barth House |
![Heinrich Barth Haus, Timbuktu, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817613.h4pL0HyE.MaliNov063475.jpg) Heinrich Barth Haus, Timbuktu, Mali |
![Musée de Heinrich Barth, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817620.Mv2gwt9X.MaliNov063486.jpg) Musée de Heinrich Barth, Tombouctou |
![Plaque on the Heinrich Barth House](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817614.0m9zGi3A.MaliNov063476.jpg) Plaque on the Heinrich Barth House |
![Map of the 5 year Trans-Saharan journey of German explorer Heinrich Barth](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817615.KMlTJbLg.MaliNov063478.jpg) Map of the 5 year Trans-Saharan journey of German explorer Heinrich Barth |
![Writings of Heinrich Barth](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817616.Zb0Pkvso.MaliNov063479.jpg) Writings of Heinrich Barth |
![Muamar Qadafi poster, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817617.HEpLtsIY.MaliNov063480.jpg) Muamar Qadafi poster, Timbuktu |
![Painting of the Sankoré Mosque, Heinrich Barth Museum, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817618.3fWBneZL.MaliNov063481.jpg) Painting of the Sankoré Mosque, Heinrich Barth Museum, Timbuktu |
![View from the roof of the Heinrich Barth Haus, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817619.XxQtijcT.MaliNov063484.jpg) View from the roof of the Heinrich Barth Haus, Timbuktu |
![They're persistent...waiting outside...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817621.gz6CSKhm.MaliNov063487.jpg) They're persistent...waiting outside... |
![Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817622.l7FDBtU5.MaliNov063488.jpg) Timbuktu |
![Outdoor oven, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817623.V5OxjgbY.MaliNov063490.jpg) Outdoor oven, Timbuktu |
![About a half dozen Tuareg stuck with us for the entire walk through the old town](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817624.WLNsGeYq.MaliNov063496.jpg) About a half dozen Tuareg stuck with us for the entire walk through the old town |
![Mud minaret of the Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817625.tvqAIeZf.MaliNov063498.jpg) Mud minaret of the Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Mosquée Sankoré, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817626.Pgvu9pNe.MaliNov063499.jpg) Mosquée Sankoré, Tombouctou |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817627.xXy9eKa8.MaliNov063500.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Minaret of the Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692041.suy3qjL6.MaliNov063501.jpg) Minaret of the Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosquée, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692042.MUbkc1Hr.MaliNov063502.jpg) Sankoré Mosquée, Tombouctou |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817629.kqYpZbja.MaliNov063503.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817630.xKjfQQ0Z.MaliNov063504.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817631.AJ7lgvkY.MaliNov063506.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817632.g0yupA0q.MaliNov063507.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817633.tvonLVwt.MaliNov063509.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817634.EebEVYKC.MaliNov063511.jpg) Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817635.h9ywRtnV.MaliNov063512.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817637.qQK5Zc8C.MaliNov063513.jpg) Sankoré Mosque, Timbuktu |
![Regroupement de Eragagda Takaboundou, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817638.xmecdK3A.MaliNov063515.jpg) Regroupement de Eragagda Takaboundou, Tombouctou |
![Construction company sign with the outline of Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817639.tj4AXPgy.MaliNov063518.jpg) Construction company sign with the outline of Mali |
![Grand Marché, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817640.8FVQZBQO.MaliNov063519.jpg) Grand Marché, Tombouctou |
![Grand Marché, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692043.v9fB5syk.MaliNov063524.jpg) Grand Marché, Tombouctou |
![Salon de Coiffure Katus Beauté](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817641.y3JPHNgJ.MaliNov063525.jpg) Salon de Coiffure Katus Beauté |
![Street market outside the Grand Marché](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817642.n9x7NOiP.MaliNov063526.jpg) Street market outside the Grand Marché |
![Tuareg on a tiny donkey, Timbuku](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692044.4GdVmkWx.MaliNov063527.jpg) Tuareg on a tiny donkey, Timbuku |
![Grands Moulins du Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817644.4d4gNRfk.MaliNov063529.jpg) Grands Moulins du Mali |
![Maison des Artisans, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817645.P9gLEC0G.MaliNov063530.jpg) Maison des Artisans, Tombouctou |
![Artisans center, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817646.r6MVXnDO.MaliNov063531.jpg) Artisans center, Timbuktu |
![Dubai Boutique, Timbuktu, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817647.ugPBZNWn.MaliNov063532.jpg) Dubai Boutique, Timbuktu, Mali |
![The commercial street heading towards NW Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817648.PAiw3Wrg.MaliNov063535.jpg) The commercial street heading towards NW Timbuktu |
![Rue des Nations Unies, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817649.FeSaVO6F.MaliNov063536.jpg) Rue des Nations Unies, Timbuktu |
![Rue des Nations Unies, Tombouctou, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817650.3St2282z.MaliNov063540.jpg) Rue des Nations Unies, Tombouctou, Mali |
![Young boy, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817651.rp03NpDZ.MaliNov063541.jpg) Young boy, Timbuktu |
![Persistance pays off...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817652.yTJEZe7M.MaliNov063542.jpg) Persistance pays off... |
![That Tuareg wallet is now on my wall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692045.d9p5ZQjE.MaliNov063543.jpg) That Tuareg wallet is now on my wall |
![Mud bricks drying in the sun, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817654.QjgFBOL5.MaliNov063544.jpg) Mud bricks drying in the sun, Timbuktu |
![Quartier Abaradjou, Tombouctou, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817655.RPeW3DIg.MaliNov063545.jpg) Quartier Abaradjou, Tombouctou, Mali |
![In the northwest corner of Timbuktu, on the edge of the desert, a monument to the end of the Tuareg Rebellion](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817656.POvEUgof.MaliNov063546.jpg) In the northwest corner of Timbuktu, on the edge of the desert, a monument to the end of the Tuareg Rebellion |
![Flamme de la Paix](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817657.nAcvvSxW.MaliNov063547.jpg) Flamme de la Paix |
![Bar-Restaurant Amanar, Timbuktu (recommended)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692046.5YGyv8O7.MaliNov063549.jpg) Bar-Restaurant Amanar, Timbuktu (recommended) |
![Bar-Restaurant Amanar, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817658.04EWWPFD.MaliNov063549.jpg) Bar-Restaurant Amanar, Timbuktu |
![Mohamed Agousmane enjoying a Coke at Amanar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692047.cZ0np7nl.MaliNov063550.jpg) Mohamed Agousmane enjoying a Coke at Amanar |
![Bar-Restaurant Amanar, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817660.KJVuaFsh.MaliNov063551.jpg) Bar-Restaurant Amanar, Timbuktu |
![Flamme de la Paix, Tombouctou - site where Tuareg rebels burned 3000 weapons ending the Tuareg Uprising 27 March 1996](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692048.LerjxAbZ.MaliNov063553.jpg) Flamme de la Paix, Tombouctou - site where Tuareg rebels burned 3000 weapons ending the Tuareg Uprising 27 March 1996 |
![The Flame of Peace, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817662.QHa5bmGw.MaliNov063554.jpg) The Flame of Peace, Timbuktu |
![Camels resting on the edge of the Sahara, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817663.lKHgcAb9.MaliNov063555.jpg) Camels resting on the edge of the Sahara, Timbuktu |
![Saharan sands rise beyond Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817664.vG1kXusd.MaliNov063556.jpg) Saharan sands rise beyond Timbuktu |
![Camels, Tombouctou, Mali](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817665.mCx13vs7.MaliNov063557.jpg) Camels, Tombouctou, Mali |
![Camel portrait, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817666.0qfKpmQy.MaliNov063558.jpg) Camel portrait, Timbuktu |
![Doesn't he look like he's smiling](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817667.oMDSt7ve.MaliNov063559.jpg) Doesn't he look like he's smiling |
![Camel resting, Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817668.0otcrZjQ.MaliNov063560.jpg) Camel resting, Timbuktu |
![Camels parked near the Flamme de la Paix, Tombouctou](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817669.AahdVl2V.MaliNov063561.jpg) Camels parked near the Flamme de la Paix, Tombouctou |
![Tuareg walks among the camels](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817670.5yn8o0t2.MaliNov063562.jpg) Tuareg walks among the camels |
![Nomad huts in the Sahara on the edge of Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817671.cfSHznut.MaliNov063563.jpg) Nomad huts in the Sahara on the edge of Timbuktu |
![The road leading out of Timbuktu - Taoudenni, in the far north of Mali - 740km](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817673.0TKHKUTE.MaliNov063565.jpg) The "road" leading out of Timbuktu - Taoudenni, in the far north of Mali - 740km |
![Tombouctou - Essakane - 70 km](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817674.omt6TC4x.MaliNov063566.jpg) Tombouctou - Essakane - 70 km |
![Invitation to visit the Tuareg for tea](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692053.1Tod8seg.MaliNov063567.jpg) Invitation to visit the Tuareg for tea |
![Mohamed's house](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692054.lXgsnD2W.MaliNov063568.jpg) Mohamed's house |
![In the tent for tea with Mohamed Agousmane and his family](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692055.3WcztbsI.MaliNov063569.jpg) In the tent for tea with Mohamed Agousmane and his family |
![Sabine and Brigitta joined me for the afternoon](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817678.Sxdo3Y16.MaliNov063570.jpg) Sabine and Brigitta joined me for the afternoon |
![Tuareg using a bellows to heat the coals](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817679.amJ3KIBB.MaliNov063571.jpg) Tuareg using a bellows to heat the coals |
![The Tea Maker](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817681.2kwxyySR.MaliNov063573.jpg) The Tea Maker |
![Tuareg pouring tea for us](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817680.ge8EFAhB.MaliNov063572.jpg) Tuareg pouring tea for us |
![But of course, there are things for sale](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692057.bxTWD6PG.MaliNov063574.jpg) But of course, there are things for sale |
![The Pushy One](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/71692058.VYb6zDaI.MaliNov063575.jpg) The Pushy One |
![My Tuareg Sword from Timbuktu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/77817684.QKQv01j9.MaliNov063576.jpg) My Tuareg Sword from Timbuktu |