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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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Instance of: commune of Mali
Official name: Gao
Country: Mali
Located in: Gao Cercle
Population: 49483
Elevation: 226
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Capital of: Songhai Empire
Image: Askia.jpg

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Commons category: Gao
twinned administrative body: Berkeley
topic's main category: Category:Gao
category of associated people: Category:People from Gao
different from: Goa
native label: Gao
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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