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  1. House of French explorer Ren
  2. Woman washing dishes by Niger River at dusk.
  3. Children playing football with cotton ball in front of mosque.
  4. Overhead of tourists in Songhai village.
  5. Songhai women pounding grain.
  6. Herds of goats near Flamme de la Paix Monument.

    Herds of goats, la Paix Monument

    by Ariadne Van Zandbergen

  7. A kettle hanging up outside a hut of the Bella people, traditional nomads living on the outskirts of Timbuktu; the Bella work for Arab and Tuareg caravan traders, bringing salt to the town from the desert - Timbuktu
  8. Studded Moroccan-style wooden door in former house of explorer Rene Caillie.

    Studded Moroccan, Timbuktu

    by Ariadne Van Zandbergen

  9. A woman in yellow robes, and a child walk past the Sankore mosque, built in the traditional Sahel style, using mud-bricks and wooden beams which stick out so that ladders can be propped against them when the time comes to repair the rendered walls - Timbuktu
  10. Vegetable vendors at the Timbuktu market sit patiently cross-legged ready to sell their wares.

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