The entrance to the city
"Welcome to Timbuktu, city of 333 saints"
Mosques in the center of town
The house of Rene Caillie, the first European to make it to Timbuktu and return alive (1828).
The monument to the peace between the Tuareg revolutionaries and the government.
The Christian, or infidel, cemetery.
Typical street scenes.
Homes were generally made of
(1) Mud containing calcium. These are the nicer looking ones.
(2) Lower quality mud (without calcium), which means they deteriorate faster; or
(3) Tents.
You can see examples of these, as well as market booths and small stores, in the photos below.
A water well at a local school.
On the outskirts of town:
