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Timbuktu

Cultural World Heritage property in Mali, inscribed in 1988 under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).

Timbuktu, Mali
Photo: Senani P · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Mali
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1988
Criteria
iiivv
Area of property
14,789 ha
Location
Timbuktu Region, Timbuktu Cercle
What it is
city, urban area
Elevation
261 m
Reference
WHC 119 · Wikidata Q9427

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali264 kmBandiagara EscarpmentMali · 1989MixedTomb of Askia, Mali320 kmTomb of AskiaMali · 2004CulturalOld Towns of Djenné, Mali360 kmOld Towns of DjennéMali · 1988Cultural467 kmAncient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso · 2019CulturalRoyal Court of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso669 kmRoyal Court of TiébéléBurkina Faso · 2024CulturalRuins of Loropéni, Burkina Faso721 kmRuins of LoropéniBurkina Faso · 2009Cultural
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