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The storied city: the quest for Timbuktu and the fantastic mission to save its past

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The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's extraordinary places, and the myths from which it has become inseparable. --
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Destruction and pillage
Discoveries in geography
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Islamic learning and scholarship -- Mali -- Tombouctou
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Mali -- History -- Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- -- Destruction and pillage
Mali -- Tombouctou
Manuscripts, Arabic
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Mali -- Tombouctou
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Tombouctou (Mali) -- Antiquities
Tombouctou (Mali) -- Discovery and exploration
Tuareg Rebellion (Mali : 2012-)
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