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Bookmark or Share- Gao Empire - WikipediaThe Gao Empire was a kingdom that ruled the Niger bend from approximately the 7th century CE until their fall to the Mali Empire in the late 14th century. Ruled by the Za dynasty from the capital of Gao, the empire was an important predecessor of the Songhai Empire.
- Tomb of Askia – Gao, Mali - Atlas ObscuraLocated in Gao, a city in Mali near the banks of the River Niger, the dramatic and notably spiky-looking pyramidal tomb is part of a complex that also includes two flat-roofed mosque buildings,...
- Gao | Saharan City, Niger River, & Map | BritannicaGao, town, eastern Mali, western Africa. It is situated on the Niger River at the southern edge of the Sahara, about 200 miles (320 km) east-southeast of Timbuktu. The population consists chiefly of Songhai people. Gao, founded by fishermen in the 7th century, is one of the oldest trading centres
- Gao - WikipediaGao is located on the eastern bank of the Niger River at the junction with the Tilemsi Valley. The sprawling town is the largest in eastern Mali. It is connected to the capital, Bamako at the western end of Mali, by 1200 km (750 mi) of paved road. In 2006, the Wabaria bridge was opened to replace the ferry service across the Niger. [7] .
- Gao, West Africa (ca. 1450- ) - BlackpastFrom Gao, Askia Muhammad conquered former Malian lands in the West and established a provincial system to manage what would become the largest African empire of the 16th century. In addition to its commercial and political success, during the reign of Askia Muhammad, Gao became the religious and intellectual center of West Africa.
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