Gao

Gao is a region in named after the largest city in the region.
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is a city in and the capital of the Region. The city is located on the River Niger, 320 km east-southeast of on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.

Gao

Latitude of center
16.6° or 16° 36′ north
Longitude of center
1.6° or 1° 36′ east
Population
544,000
Elevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2457161
Wiki­data ID
Q332392
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Gao” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة غاو
  • Arabic: منطقة جاو
  • Arabic: منطقة كاغو
  • Arabic: منطقه غاو
  • Azerbaijani: Qao (bölgə)
  • Azerbaijani: Qao
  • Bambara: Gàwó
  • Basque: Gao eskualdea
  • Basque: Gaoko eskualdea
  • Belarusian: Гао
  • Bengali: গাও অঞ্চল
  • Bulgarian: Гао
  • Catalan: Gao
  • Cebuano: Gao Region
  • Chinese: Gao Khu
  • Chinese: 加奥区
  • Chinese: 加奥地区
  • Chinese: 加奧區
  • Danish: Gao
  • Dutch: Gao
  • Esperanto: Regiono Gao
  • Estonian: Gao piirkond
  • Finnish: Gaon alue
  • French: Gao
  • French: Région de Gao
  • Georgian: გაოს რეგიონი
  • German: ML-7
  • German: Region Gao
  • Greek: Γκαό
  • Greek: Περιφέρεια Γκαό
  • Gujarati: ગાઓ પ્રદેશ
  • Hindi: गाओ क्षेत्र
  • Hungarian: Gao régió
  • Indonesian: Region Gao
  • Italian: regione di Gao
  • Italian: Regione di Gao
  • Japanese: ガオ州
  • Kannada: ಗಾವೊ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 가오주
  • Latvian: Gao reģions
  • Lithuanian: Gao regionas
  • Low German: Region Gao
  • Malay: Gao Region
  • Marathi: गाओ प्रदेश
  • Min Nan Chinese: Gao Khu
  • N'Ko: ߜ߭ߊ߬ߏ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲
  • N'Ko: ߜ߭ߊ߬ߏ߫
  • Northern Frisian: Gao
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gao
  • Norwegian: Gao
  • Persian: استان گائو
  • Polish: Region Gao
  • Portuguese: Gao
  • Romanian: Regiunea Gao
  • Russian: Гао
  • Sinhala: ගාඕ කලාපය
  • Slovenian: Gao
  • Slovenian: Regija Gao
  • South Azerbaijani: قائو اوستانی
  • Spanish: Gao
  • Spanish: Región de Gao
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Gao
  • Swedish: Gao
  • Tamil: காவோ பகுதி
  • Tatar: Гао төбәге
  • Telugu: గావ్ ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: แคว้นกาโอ
  • Turkish: Gao Belediyesi
  • Turkish: Gao Bölgesi
  • Turkish: Gao
  • Ukrainian: Гао
  • Urdu: Gao Region
  • Urdu: ریجن گاو
  • Urdu: علاقہ گاو
  • Vietnamese: Khu vực Gao
  • Wu Chinese: 加奥区

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