The Sankore Mosque (pyramidal building in background) is built of mud with an embedded wooden framework. Construction began in 1324.

A view of Timbuktu and the University of Sankoré (Image Source: Drawn by Martin Bernatz (1802–1878) after a sketch by Heinrich Barth (1821-1865)-Public Domain) When it comes to Black colleges ...

Timbuktu residents savor freedom, tales of resistance ... The zealots set up a base in the Ahmed Baba Center, opposite the Sankore Mosque, and used the square for floggings, ...

The Sankore University would be a top preference. Sankore University, also known as Sankore Masjid or University of Timbuktu, is one of three ancient centers of learning in Timbuktu, Mali, West ...

The Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu attracted many scholars. (Image credit: Michele Alfieri | Shutterstock) Timbuktu is a city in Mali, in West Africa, that was founded 1,800 years ago.