Which of these cities is Timbuktu? A B C D Part of world map showing Northern Africa and southwest Asia with pink color over GHANA and labels ATLANTIC OCEAN, SPAIN, MOROCCO, TUNISIA, ATLAS MOUNTAINS, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, SYRIA, EGYPT, A, Arabian Peninsula, B, RED SEA, SAHARA, C, D, GHANA, SUDAN, and MALI. A line encircles Ghana and Mali in Western Africa which begins and ends at the coast.]

Mali

Explanation:

Timbuktu is a city located in the very center of Mali. This city is being invaded by the Sahara desert and does not have an aesthetic splendor, despite being on the list of UNESCO as a world heritage site because of its historical importance as one of the evidences of the malic empire.

Mali, meanwhile, is an African country located in West Africa bordering Algeria, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Guinea and Burkina Faso.

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