Key facts
- Country
- Mali
- Capital
- Timbuktu
- Governor
- Bakoun Kanté
- Total
- 56,435 km (21,790 sq mi)
- Density
- 17.279/km (44.752/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC±0 ( UTC )
- Hdi 2017
- 0.309 , low
via Wikipedia infobox
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Tombouctou Region or Timbuktu Region (Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ, Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles.
The region is part of northern Mali that was separated and declared independent by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012. In the course of the conflict, the MNLA lost control of the territory to Islamist militias.