Talk:Timbuktu

Donald Duck
Shouldn't the city's role in Donald Duck (Donald's hideout if he has to leave town because of a grotesque blunder) be mentioned either in the introduction or under trivia? I think most people know Timbuktu only from Donald Duck comics. 80.79.32.43 (talk) 14:54, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Donald Duck and other appearances of the city in modern culture are mentioned under the section Modern Legacy. It has been moved from a (now gone) popular culture section, as these sections are often either subpar or the content can be integrated into the main text, as has been done here. Now it is part of the legendary tales - which fits rather well. Pim Rijkee 16:50, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I would like to second this motion, although it is a bit old: It was very surprising to me that Donald Duck is not mentioned at all in this article, as that is the only place where I have ever heard of Timbuktu. It made me question myself and whether they're even connected, so when I looked it up I found this talk page. I definitely think there should be at least a mention! Romeowth (talk) 01:04, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Coordinate error
The following coordinate fixes are needed for

Timbuktu

Timbuctoo, Westampton, NJ 08060

—108.24.105.38 (talk) 18:00, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Timbuktoo in Westampton Township has a separate article, at Timbuctoo, New Jersey. The coordinates in both that article and this one appear to be correct. If you want to report a coordinate error in this article, you'll need to provide a clear description of what you think is wrong. If you want to report an error in the Timbuctoo, New Jersey, article, please do so at Talk:Timbuctoo, New Jersey. Deor (talk) 18:14, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Error in Leo Africanus section
The Leo Africanus states that Timbuktu was rich in corn production during medieval times, however corn evolved in North America and the lack of contact between these regions renders this nearly impossible. While I have not read the book cited, it is likely that the more accurate term would be 'grain' 64.113.96.112 (talk) 05:21, 20 April 2022 (UTC)


 * What we call Corn in North America, is called Maize in several other English-speaking parts of the world. In these regions, the world 'corn' is used how we in use 'grain' in North America. I suspect that is what is happening in this quote.
 * I am also 65% sure that the North Americans derived the specific use of the word 'corn' to mean Maize, from the more general meaning of the pre-existing word, but a linguist may correct me on this.
 * --AEIJ 206.188.225.204 (talk) 14:05, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Makes sense, and aligns with what I'm seeing elsewhere--I'll make that change. Alyo  (chat·edits) 14:51, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Popular culture
What about the aristocats 2A00:23EE:14C0:91B:B2F:405A:2C82:9002 (talk) 03:06, 7 May 2024 (UTC)