The Gao Region (
Bambara: ߜߊߏ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Gao Dineja) is a region in northeastern
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
. The capital city is
Gao.
Geography
The region is bordered to the north by
Kidal Region, to the west by
Tombouctou Region and
Taoudénit Region
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, to the east by the
Ménaka Region
Ménaka ( Bambara: ߡߋߣߊߞߊ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Menaka Dineja) is a region of Mali legislatively created in 2012 from the cercle of the same name previously part of Gao Region. Actual implementation of the region began on 19 January 2016 with t ...
, and most of the south by
Niger
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Tahoua is one of eight Regions of Niger. The capital of the region is the commune of Tahoua. The region covers 106,677 km².
Geography
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and
Tillabéri Region
Tillabéri (var. ''Tillabéry'') is one of the eight Regions of Niger; the capital of the Region is Tillabéri. Tillabéri Region was created in 1992, when Niamey Region was split, with Niamey and its immediate hinterland becoming a new ''capita ...
), sharing a portion of the southern border with
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana t ...
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Sahel Region
Sahel is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region—Oudalan, Séno, Soum, and Yagha.
As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,094,9 ...
).
Demographics
Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the
Songhai,
Bozo,
Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Al ...
,
Bambara, and Kounta. The towns include Gao,
Bourem, and
Bamba.
The Gao Region is part of Mali, the northern part that was separated and declared independent by the
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) during the
Tuareg rebellion of 2012. After the
1st Battle of Gao, the MNLA lost control to
Islamist militias. Several other battles took place during the war, particularly in Gao.
Administrative subdivisions
For administrative purposes, the Gao Region is divided into three
''cercles'':
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History
Gao Region formerly comprised the entire eastern portion of the country, east of
Tombouctou Region. In 1991 the northern half of Gao Region became
Kidal Region.
See also
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Cercles of Mali
A cercle is the second-level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight ''régions'' and one capital district (Bamako); the ''régions'' are subdivided into 49 ''cercles''. These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city.
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Regions of Mali
Since 2016, Mali has been divided into ten regions and one capital district. A reorganization of the country from eight to nineteen regions was passed into law in 2012, but of the new regions, only Taoudénit (partitioned from Tombouctou Region) a ...
References
External links
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Regions of Mali
Azawad
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