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Kayes

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Kayes (Bambara: Kayi, Soninké: Xaayi) is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River, with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. [1]

29 relations: Bamako, Bambara language, Cercles of Mali, Communes of Mali, Dakar–Niger Railway, Ebola virus disease in Mali, El Hadj Umar Tall, Félou Falls, Fortification, French Sudan, Gouina Falls, Greenwich Mean Time, Kayes Airport, Kayes Cercle, Kayes Region, Kolinbiné River, List of cities in Mali, Mali, Manantali Dam, Monsoon, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Regions of Mali, Senegal, Senegal River, Siege of Medina Fort, Soninke language, Upper Senegal and Niger, West Chester University, World Meteorological Organization.

Bamako

Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 1.8 million (2009 census, provisional).

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Bambara language

The Bambara (Bamana) language, Bamanankan, is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 15 million people, natively by 5 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users.

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Cercles of Mali

A cercle is the second level administrative unit in Mali.

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Communes of Mali

A Commune is the third level administrative unit in Mali.

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Dakar–Niger Railway

The Dakar–Niger Railway connects Dakar, Senegal to Koulikoro, Mali.

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Ebola virus disease in Mali

Ebola virus disease in Mali occurred in October 2014, leading to concern about the possibility of an outbreak of Ebola in Mali.

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El Hadj Umar Tall

al-Hajj Umar ibn Sa'id al-Futi Tal (حاج عمر بن سعيد طعل), (c. 1794–1864 CE), Umar Saidou Tall, born in Futa Tooro, Senegambia, was a West African political leader, Islamic scholar, Tijani Sufi and Toucouleur military commander who founded a brief empire encompassing much of what is now Guinea, Senegal, and Mali.

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Félou Falls

The Félou Falls (Chutes du Félou) are located on the Sénégal River upstream of Kayes in western Mali.

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Fortification

A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare; and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.

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French Sudan

French Sudan (Soudan français; السودان الفرنسي) was a French colonial territory in the federation of French West Africa from around 1880 until 1960, when it became the independent state of Mali.

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Gouina Falls

The Gouina Falls or Chutes de Gouina are on the Sénégal River in Mali between the towns of Bafoulabé (upstream) and Diamou (downstream) in the Kayes Region, where the river runs north from the Talari Gorges.

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Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.

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Kayes Airport

Kayes Airport is an airport in Kayes, Mali.

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Kayes Cercle

Kayes Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Kayes Region of Mali.

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Kayes Region

Kayes Region is one of eight first level national subdivisions in Mali called “Regions”.

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Kolinbiné River

The Kolinbiné River is a river in West Africa.

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List of cities in Mali

This list of cities in Mali tabulates all the largest communes in the country of Mali (including those in the north-eastern portion where the Mali Government no longer exercises de facto control).

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Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa, a region geologically identified with the West African Craton.

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Manantali Dam

The Manantali Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Bafing river in the Senegal River basin, to the south-east of Bafoulabé, in Mali's Kayes Region.

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Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Regions of Mali

Since 2016, Mali has been divided into ten regions and one capital district.

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Senegal

Senegal (Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa.

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Senegal River

The Senegal River (نهر السنغال, Fleuve Sénégal) is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.

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Siege of Medina Fort

The Siege of the Fort du Médine took place in 1857 at Médine near Kayes modern-day Mali, when the Toucouleur forces of El Hadj Umar Tall unsuccessfully besieged French colonial troops under General Louis Faidherbe, governor of Senegal.

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Soninke language

The Soninke language (Soninke: Sooninkanxanne) is a Mande language spoken by the Soninke people of Africa.

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Upper Senegal and Niger

Upper Senegal and Niger was a colony in French West Africa, created on from colonial Senegambia and Niger by the decree "For the Reorganisation of the general government of French West Africa".

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West Chester University

West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCUPA) is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about west of Philadelphia.

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World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayes

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