320F Spring 2026 The "Road" to Timbuktu

320F  The "Road" to Timbuktu
One session
Instructor: Preston Burns
Monday, 2:15—3:40, May 4
The instructor continues the stories of his travels, this time to the city of Timbuktu, known since the early 1800s as the "World's Most Inaccessible Place." In Islamic circles, it is famous for its Islamic scholarship and is locally known as a major hub for trans-Sahara trade. The instructor will present a brief history of Timbuktu and then describe his adventures in a narrated photographic tour of his travels from Bamako, the capital of Mali through the Sahel and into the Sarah Desert in search of Timbuktu. The presentation includes a brief history of Timbuktu, the reasons for the world-wide attraction, and the inherent dangers of the Sahara Desert (including dying of thirst), all forming a barrier to getting there.
See 312F/312Z for instructor information.