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 of ...

A stampede at a historic mosque in Mali has killed at least 26 people and left more than 40 injured. Officials and witnesses said a large crowd was heading to pray at the main Djingareyber mosque ...

For centuries, the word "Timbuktu" has been a metaphor for the end of the earth. But, now, this desolate patch of mud mosques and mud-brick houses at the southern fringe of the Sahara has assumed ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Witnesses say at least 15 people died in a stampede in a Timbuktu mosque during services celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.

Timbuktu's mayor said Islamists fleeing the town set fire to a library housing thousands of historic manuscripts. Officials say they do not yet know the extent of the damage. 1 This March 16, 2004 ...

Timbuktu's Dingarey Bey mosque. 30 October 2008 • 12:01am . Dominic Bradbury sees one of the architectural treasures of Timbuktu being restored. Travelling to Timbuktu is quite an adventure.

About a dozen militants reportedly arrived in an armoured four-wheel drive truck, armed with pickaxes and hoes at the 14th century Djingareyber mosque. They then started smashing the tombs ...

Islamists destroy entrance to ancient Timbuktu mosque. AFP. Last Updated : 04 May 2018, 06:54 IST. Last Updated : 04 May 2018, 06:54 IST. Follow Us : ...

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 ...

Islamic moderates continue to dominate religious thinking in Timbuktu (the city's mosque, dating from c. 1325, is a UNESCO World Heritage site).

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 ...