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Tombouctou (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 20 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 20.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Created from the western section of the Gao region; most of area lies in Sahara desert; smaller small area in Niger River Valley produces irrigated crops, including rice and corn; inhabitants in the Sahara include Tuaregs and Moors. |
Names: |
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| Tombouctou (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Tombouctou, Region de (C,V)
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| Région de Tombouctou (C,V,O)
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| Timbuktu (C,V)
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| Tombouctou region (C,O)
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| Region VI (C,V)
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| Sixth Region (C,V)
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| ML08 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Tombouctou Region (C,U)
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| تمبكتو (C,U,Arabic)
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| منطقة تمبكتو (C,U,Arabic)
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Mali (nation) (P) |
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Tombouctou (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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established 1977 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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