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Gao / ɡ aʊ /, or Gawgaw/Kawkaw, [2] is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, 320 km (200 mi) 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.
Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the Songhai, Bozo, Tuareg, Bambara, and Kounta.The towns include Gao, Bourem, and Bamba. The Gao Region is part of Mali, the northern part that was separated and declared independent by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012.
South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr. Airport (ICAO: KGAO, FAA LID: GAO, formerly L49 [2]) is a public use airport in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1] It is owned by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission and located one nautical mile (2 km ) east of the central business district of Galliano, Louisiana . [ 1 ]
Map of current-day Mali including location of Gao empire. Gao-Saney, also spelled Gao-Sane, is an archaeological site near Gao in Mali. It was almost certainly the town known in historical accounts as Sarneh. Gao-Saney is a large settlement mound seven km distant from the royal town of Gao, and is thought to be the site of the ancient trading ...
Map; GAO. Location within Mali. Runways; Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 8,202 2,500 Asphalt [since 2018 [1]] Gao Airport (2012) Gao International Airport (IATA ...
The Gao Empire was a kingdom that ruled the Niger bend from approximately the 7th century CE until their fall to the Mali Empire in the late 14th century. Ruled by the Za dynasty from the capital of Gao, the empire was an important predecessor of the Songhai Empire.
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Location of Tomb of Askia in Mali The Tomb of Askia , in Gao , Mali , is believed to be the burial place of Askia Mohammad I , one of the Songhai Empire 's most prolific emperors . It was built at the end of the fifteenth century and is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .