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Timbuktu mausoleums in Mali rebuilt after destruction
Source: BBC
Timbuktu mausoleums in Mali rebuilt after destruction
7 hours ago Africa
Fourteen mausoleums in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali have been rebuilt, three years after they were destroyed by Islamist extremists.
The reconstruction was carried out by local stonemasons working for the UN's cultural organisation, Unesco.
On a visit to the city, Unesco's chief said she wanted those responsible for the destruction to be brought before the International Criminal Court.
The entire city of Timbuktu is listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
The city was considered the centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the 17th Centuries. At one time it counted nearly 200 schools and universities that attracted thousands of students from across the Muslim world.
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7 hours ago Africa
Fourteen mausoleums in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali have been rebuilt, three years after they were destroyed by Islamist extremists.
The reconstruction was carried out by local stonemasons working for the UN's cultural organisation, Unesco.
On a visit to the city, Unesco's chief said she wanted those responsible for the destruction to be brought before the International Criminal Court.
The entire city of Timbuktu is listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
The city was considered the centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the 17th Centuries. At one time it counted nearly 200 schools and universities that attracted thousands of students from across the Muslim world.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33587325
