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Timbuktu (/ ˌ t ɪ m b ʌ k ˈ t uː / ⓘ TIM-buk-TOO; French: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; Tuareg: ⵜⵏⵀⵗⵜ, romanized: Tin Bukt) is an ancient city in Mali, situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Niger River.
Timbuktu is a 2014 drama film directed and co-written by Abderrahmane Sissako. The film centres on the brief occupation of Timbuktu , Mali by Ansar Dine , and is partially influenced by the 2012 public stoning of an unmarried couple in Aguelhok .
Full Description: On January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right solid rocket booster caused an explosion soon after launch. This photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the main engines and solid rocket booster exhaust plumes entwined around a ball of ...
The ship, docked at the port's Beilun terminal, was transporting hazardous goods, the Ningbo Maritime Search and Rescue Centre said. Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp did not immediately respond to ...
Maritime Jewel was a double-hulled oil tanker launched in 1999 and completed in 2000. Entering service that year, the ship was known as MV Limburg until 2003. The 332-metre (1,089 ft) ship carried crude oil between ports in Iran and Malaysia.
The captain of a merchant ship east of Yemen's Aden has reported an explosion near the ship, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Sunday. Months of Red Sea ...
Starting out as a seasonal settlement, Timbuktu was in the kingdom of Mali when it became a permanent settlement early in the 12th century. After a shift in trading routes, the town flourished from the trade in salt, gold, ivory and slaves from several towns and states such as Begho of Bonoman, Sijilmassa, and other Saharan cities. [1]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 02:45, 1 April 2007: 3,000 × 2,123 (2.2 MB): TomStar81: Released to Public ID: DN-SC-90-05388 Service Depicted: Navy A photo taken from the bridge captures the explosion of the No. 2 16-inch gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61).