TRAVELS IN AFRICA. Chai>. LXVIII. 
PLAN OF TIMBUKTU. 
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1. House of the Sheikh A'hmed el Bakay, with another house belonging 
to the same close by, and having in front of it a small square, where 
he has established a " msfd," or place of prayer for his pupils, 
several of whom pass the night here. 
2. House belonging likewise to the Sheikh, where I myself was lodged, 
the ground plan of which I have given above. 
3. Great mosque, "Gingere (Jingere, or Zangere) ber, Jama el kebfra," 
begun by Mansa Musa, king of Melle, a.d. 1327, and forming, for 
many centuries, the centre of the Mohammedan quarter. 
4. Mosque Sankore, in the quarter Sankore, which is generally re- 
garded as the oldest quarter of the town. The mosque has five 
naves, and is 120 feet long by 80 feet wide. 
5. Mosque Sfdi Yahia, much smaller than the two other large mosques. 
6. Great market-place, or Yubu. 
7. Butchers' market, where in former times the palace, or "Ma-duk," 
or Ma-dugu, is said to have been situated. 
8. Gate leading to Kabara. 
9. Well, surrounded by a small plantation of date trees. 
10. Another well, with a small garden, belonging to Mohammed el 'Afsh. 
11. Spot in a shallow valley, up to which point small boats ascended 
from the Niger, in the winter 1853-4. 
