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Gao /ɡaʊ/ (or Gawgaw/Kawkaw) is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, 320 km (200 mi) east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao | Cercle | Gao Cercle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | Country | Mali | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | Founded | 7th Century CE | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | Region | Gao | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | • Control | Mali Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | • Total | 141,929 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Gao | related to 21st century | On | 0.60 | section |
| Gao | related to 21st century | March | 0.60 | section |
| Gao | related to 21st century | Kidal | 0.60 | section |
| Gao | related to 21st century | Malian | 0.60 | section |
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