Timbuktu

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1. A city in central Mali.
2. figurativelyAny proverbially distant or remote place.

   You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu, but you won't find another one like this.

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   Now, my little pesky pets, you're going to travel first-class in your own private compartment all the way to Timbuktu. And this time, you'll never come back.

   1970, The Aristocats (motion picture)

   Synonyms: Outer Mongolia, Faroffistan