The door that was never to be opened

Timbuktu tradition held that a sealed door of the Sidi Yahya mosque must stay closed until the end of the world. On 2 July 2012, Ansar Dine fighters smashed it open.

2012 CE · 16.78, -3.01 · status: account

The account

The fighters said they wanted to show the belief was superstition; residents were distressed. The door was restored after the occupation.

Connections in the atlas

• The saints of Timbuktu attacked

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Sidi Yahya Mosque