Timbuktu's population in the 1500's was 50,000 people.
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Timbuktu is in Mali in western Africa.
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Timbuktu was important to Songai for it's location between the salt mines in Northern Africa, and Gold Fields in the south.
The currency used in Timbuktu is the West African CFA Franc. For reference, one U.S. dollar is equal to 482.9 CFAs.