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A fabled city of the Sahara: How much do you know about Timbuktu?
Timbuktu has a reputation in Western society as a distant, mysterious city. But it is a real place, and is back in the news after Tuareg rebels seized the city and implemented sharia. Can you separate Timbuktu's myth from reality?
9. Timbuktu has been a part of many territories and nations. Which of the following nations was Timbuktu NOT a part of?
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Algeria |
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French Sudan |
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Mali Federation |
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Upper Senegal and Middle Niger |
