Mansa Musa, the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire, amassed immense wealth through gold and strategic trade, becoming ...

The restoration of Timbuktu's 15th-century Sidi Yahya mosque, destroyed by jihadists in 2012, sends a signal that Mali won't allow its equilibrium to change permanently, a Mali researcher told DW.

The centuries-old Djingareyber mosque is made mainly of mud and wood Islamist fighters in Timbuktu have destroyed two tombs at the northern Malian city's famous Djingareyber mosque, residents have ...

The Timbuktu mosque has nine rows of square pillars, providing prayer space for 2,000 people. Cordova’s mosque is supported by similar rows of pillars supporting graceful Moorish arches.

The very name evokes mystery, riches, faraway places and unknown lands. Timbuktu – the forbidden city in the heart of Africa. It was founded in 1080. And within 300 years, it had become one o… ...

Muslim extremists are pillaging Sufi tombs and mosques. They're ignoring international protests. To them, the sites are offensive. To most others, they're historical sites of huge importance.

The famous mosque at Sankore, part of Timbuktu's medieval university. The mosque's sanctuary was proportioned to match the Kaaba at Mecca, which had been measured with a rope during a pilgrimage.

But like Timbuktu itself, Djingarey Ber is feeling its age. Timbuktu has suffered a slow decline over the centuries, and the mosque, too, has gradually deteriorated.

Dakar - The Islamists controlling northern Mali on Tuesday destroyed two tombs at the ancient Djingareyber mud mosque in Timbuktu, an endangered world heritage site, witnesses told AFP. "Currently the ...

Islamist fighters in Timbuktu have destroyed two tombs at the northern Malian city's famous Djingareyber mosque, residents have said. Eyewitnesses said the militants shot in the air to warn people ...

The famous mosque at Sankore, part of Timbuktu's medieval university. The mosque's sanctuary was proportioned to match the Kaaba at Mecca, which had been measured with a rope during a pilgrimage.