To construct public buildings, mosques, and libraries.
Timbuktu was important to Songai for it's location between the salt mines in Northern Africa, and Gold Fields in the south.
To construct public buildings, mosques, and libraries.
well Timbuktu was so famous because of their salt that was the most famous food that they owned the had more salt because the trade it in for their country's wealth, gold!
currently not really current day timbuktu is just a town in the north african state of mali. however in historical times timbuktu was an important town in the transaharan trade and acted as an important market town with several trade routes coverging around the town.
In 1468, Sunni Ali, the founder of the Songhai Empire, drove the Berbers out of Timbuktu. He expanded his empire and brought Timbuktu under Songhai rule, thus putting an end to the Berber control over the city.
in africa
The Niger River
Timbuktu was important as a crossing place for major camel caravan routes and as a salt distribution centre.
Sundiata, the great chief of the Malinke and the king of the Mali Empire, made Timbuktu an important center for Islamic Culture
Gao, Timbuktu, and Jenne
the answer is Timbuktu