Gao (or Gawgaw/Kawkaw) is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.
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Gao is a city in Mali located on the Niger River, serving as the capital of the Gao Region and positioned east of the famous city of Timbuktu. The city's location at the confluence of the Niger River and the Tilemsi valley has historically made it a significant settlement in the region.
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- Gao
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- Gawgaw
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- Urban commune and town
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- Tombeau dAskia in Gao by David Sessoms.jpg
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- 250px
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- Tomb of Askia in 2006
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- Mali
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- Location within Mali
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23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Annual flood of the Niger River
- History
- Historiography
- [[Gao Empire]]
- Malian empire
- Songhai empire
- 21st century
- Culture
- Sites
- Mosques
- Regional patterns
- The mosques of Gao
- Education
- Notable residents
- International relations
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Gao (or Gawgaw/Kawkaw) is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.
For much of its history, Gao was an important commercial centre involved in the trans-Saharan trade. In the 9th century external Arabic writers described Gao as an important regional power, and by the end of the 10th century, the local ruler was said to be a Muslim. Towards the end of the 13th century, Gao became part of the Mali Empire.