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Timbuktu is smack in the middle of desert and surrounded by, well, more desert. Getting there may be the best part of a visit (plus the 'I've been to Timbuktu and back' T-shirt) because once there you may find that it doesn't have a hell of a lot to offer apart from some mosques and plenty of sand.
Fast Facts
Population
35,000
Currency
Name: CFA Franc BCEAO
Code: XOF
Symbol: CFA
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: French
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +0
Country Dialing Code
+223
Weights & Measures
Metric
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