Gao

Gao
/gah"oh, gow/, n.
a city in E Mali. 21,000.

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Mali
historically  Kawkaw 

      town, eastern Mali, western Africa. It is situated on the Niger River at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, about 200 miles (320 km) east-southeast of Timbuktu. The population consists chiefly of Songhai people.

      Founded by fishermen in the 7th century, it is one of the oldest trading centres in western Africa. Gao became the capital of the Songhai empire in the early 11th century. Under Songhai rule the town thrived as a major trans-Saharan trading centre for gold, copper, slaves, and salt. The rulers of the Kingdom of Mali annexed Gao in 1325, but the Songhai regained control of it some 40 years later. The Moroccans ended Songhai rule over Gao permanently in 1591, and the town's importance as a commercial centre declined thereafter. Gao now serves as a terminus for large steamers originating upstream at the Malian towns of Mopti and Koulikoro. A road crossing the Sahara links the town with Algeria, and other roads connect Gao with Timbuktu and Mopti. Crops (wheat, rice, and sorghum) are grown by irrigation near the banks of the Niger, and phosphate is mined in the Tilemsi area north of the town. Pop. (1998) 54,903.

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