Tomb of Askia Unesco world heritage site

The Tomb of Askia, in , , is believed to be the burial place of Askia Muhammad I, one of the Songhai Empire's most prolific emperors. It was built at the end of the fifteenth century and is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tomb in Gao, Mali
  • Also known as: “Tomb of Askia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gao.

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

Tomb of Askia Unesco world heritage site

Latitude
16.28951° or 16° 17′ 22″ north
Longitude
-0.04449° or 0° 2′ 40″ west
Open location code
7C8X7XQ4+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241384447
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q503823
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tomb of Askia Unesco world heritage site” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدفن أسكيا اليونسكو موقعا للتراث العالمي”
  • Arabic: “مدفن أسكيا”
  • Asturian: “Tumba de los Askia”
  • Azerbaijani: “Askia türbəsi”
  • Basque: “Askiaren hilobia”
  • Bengali: “আসকিয়ার সমাধি”
  • Catalan: “Tomba dels Askia”
  • Chinese: “阿斯基亚陵”
  • Chinese: “阿斯基亞陵”
  • Croatian: “Askijeva grobnica”
  • Czech: “Hrobka Askíja”
  • Dagbani: “Tomb of Askia”
  • Danish: “Askias grav”
  • Dutch: “Tombe van Askia”
  • Esperanto: “Tombo de Askia”
  • Fanti: “Askia Nda”
  • Farefare: “Tomb of Askia”
  • Finnish: “Askian hauta”
  • French: “tombeau des Askia”
  • French: “Tombeau des Askia”
  • Georgian: “ასკიას საფლავი”
  • German: “Grabmal von Askia”
  • Hausa: “Tomb of Askia”
  • Hebrew: “קבר אסקיה”
  • Hindi: “अस्कीया की समाधी”
  • Hungarian: “Aszkia síremléke”
  • Indonesian: “Makam Askia”
  • Italian: “tomba di Askia”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Askia”
  • Japanese: “アスキアの墓”
  • Japanese: “アスキア墳墓”
  • Korean: “아스키아의 무덤”
  • Kotava: “Askia relidanaboxa”
  • Latvian: “Askijas kapenes”
  • Lithuanian: “Askijos kapas”
  • Maithili: “असकियाक गुम्बा”
  • Malayalam: “അസ്കിയ കുടീരം”
  • Maltese: “Qabar ta‘ Askia”
  • Maltese: “Qabar ta’ Askia”
  • Mingrelian: “ასკიაშ საფულე”
  • Mossi: “Tomb of Askia”
  • Nepali: “असकियाको गुम्बा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Askias grav”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Askiagrava”
  • Norwegian: “Askias grav”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه آسکیا”
  • Polish: “Grób Askijczyków”
  • Polish: “Grobowiec Askii”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo de Askia”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo de Ásquia”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo dos Askia”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul funerar de la Askia”
  • Russian: “Могила Аскиа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Askijin grob”
  • Slovak: “Hrobka Askia”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Askia”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de los Askia”
  • Swedish: “Askias grav”
  • Tamil: “அஸ்கியா சமாதி”
  • Tatar: “Аскиа төрбәсе”
  • Turkish: “Askia’nın Türbesi”
  • Turkish: “Askia”
  • Twi: “Askia Ɔboda”
  • Ukrainian: “Могила Аскіа”
  • Vietnamese: “Lăng mộ Askia”

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