Timbuktu was once a centre of Islamic learning. Manuscripts dating from 1241 are kept in the IHERI-AB, Timbuktu, Mali
Photo ID: MA-TI-manuscript-001
© Ariadne Van Zandbergen
Photo keywords: Africa, African, CEDRAB, IHERI-AB, Islamic learning, Mali, Sahara, Sahel, Timbuctoo, Timbuktu, Tombouctou, West Africa, desert, islam, islamic, manuscript