Question

Timbuktu or Tombouctou is found in the middle of a particular country. Which country is it?

Answer 1

African country of Mali

Answer 2

Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Niger River.