Kayes (; ; ) is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The city is located northwest of the capital Bamako.
Kayes is a city in western Mali located on the Sénégal River that serves as the capital of its administrative region. With a population of over 127,000 as of 2009, it is one of Mali's significant urban centers, positioned northwest of the country's capital Bamako.
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Kayes (; ; ) is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The city is located northwest of the capital Bamako.
==Toponymy== There are multiple possible etymologies of the name 'Kayes', all derived from the Soninke language. These include: the word , which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season; the word , a type of grass; , the Soninke name for the rhun palm.
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