Timbuktu is a geographic location. It is not an animal.
Relative location is a point of place in relation to another point or place. Timbuktu is located in the country of Mali.
16.49n 2.59w
in africa
Timbuktu was important to Songai for it's location between the salt mines in Northern Africa, and Gold Fields in the south.
The phrase "as far away as Timbuktu" is used figuratively to indicate a very distant or remote location. Timbuktu is a city in Mali that is historically known for being a difficult and faraway place to reach.
its no longer a stop on trade route linking Europe with Timbuktu
He was the first European explorer to return alive from Timbuktu, he impersonated a Muslim from Egypt. He was rewarded 10,000 francs for coming back with the exact location of Timbuktu.
Timbuktu was so important because it was considered a hub for Islamic learning and trading. Its location was at a major crossroads of the Sahara Desert.
because of its location between in northern Africa and the gold fields in the south
Timbuktu is in Africa.
There is no capital of Timbuktu (a city). It was the capital of the Mali Empire.