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Gao

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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Settlement.name: Gao
Settlement.official_name: Gawgaw
Settlement.settlement_type: Urban commune and town
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: .
Settlement.image_skyline: Tombeau dAskia in Gao by David Sessoms.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Tomb of Askia in 2006
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gao
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gao Cercle
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 7th Century CE
Settlement.elevation_m: 226

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gao
Population: 49483
Elevation: 226
Image: Askia.jpg

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Commons category: Gao
native label: Gao

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23 sections

Contents

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

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.