Timbuktu, Mali - http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/unesco/timbuktu.html The history of Timbuktu city, from its founding, through its golden age, to the present.
The Islamic Legacy of Timbuktu - http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199506/the.islamic.legacy.of.timbuktu.htm In a city that embodies remoteness, scholarship flourished alongside trade for centuries in the Middle Ages; an account of the history of this cultural and religious center.