Gao
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Gao is a region and a small city of 38.000 inhabitants on the Niger River in eastern Mali.
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Understand
The city is a trade city. In the 15th and 16th centuries it was the centre of the Songhai Empire. It was founded in the 7th century, when it was called Kawkaw
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Get in
Point Afrique offers cheap flights from Paris or Marseille to Gao. The airport also has connections to other cities along the Niger.
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Get around
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See
- the 14th century Gao Mosque
- Askia Tomb, constructed in 1495
- Sahel museum
- markets, like La Dune Rose
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Sleep
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Get out
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