Tombouctou Region's population is 681,691.
The area of Tombouctou Region is 497,926 square kilometers.
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According to Wikipedia: "Timbuktu (Timbuctoo) (Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; French: Tombouctou) is a city in Tombouctou Region, in the West African nation of Mali."
Tombouctou was an active bustling city during Mansa Musa. It was a center with a great deal of Islamic learning and culture going on.
Because it was a leading center of learning.
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Timbouctou/Timbuktu was annexed by the Mali Empire and then the Songhai Empire.
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