By: Two Monkeys Travel - Contributor You’ve probably heard the name Timbuktu at least once in your life. And if you’re like me, there’s a big chance that you did so through a song. But where is Timbuktu, anyway? This is where Mali comes in, a Saharan country in West Africa where Timbuktu is. It’s a land-locked state with Algeria, Mauritiana, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Senegal