Kayes, Mali

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Kayes, Mali is a major city in western Mali known as an important regional transport hub and one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth.

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Kayes, Mali canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune
administrativeDivisionType cercle capital
averageHighTemperatureInHotSeason over 40°C
belongsToCercle Kayes Cercle
climateClassification hot semi-arid climate
continent Africa
coordinateLatitude 14.446
coordinateLongitude -11.444
country Mali
demographics ethnically diverse population
drySeason roughly November to May
elevationAboveSeaLevel 33
hasAirport Kayes Airport
hasHydroelectricFacilityNearby Félou Hydroelectric Plant
hasIndustry agriculture
trade
transport services
hasPostalCode 12000
hasRailConnectionTo Bamako
Dakar
historicalEra Mali
surface form: French Sudan
historicalRole important colonial administrative center
isCapitalOf Kayes Region
isRegionalCapital true
knownFor being one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth
extremely high temperatures
regional transport hub
locatedIn Kayes Region
western Mali
locatedNearBorderWith Mauritania
Senegal
locatedOnRiver Senegal River
surface form: Sénégal River
nearGeographicalFeature Félou Falls
population approximately 127000
populationEstimateYear 2009
primaryLanguageSpoken Bambara
French
railwayLine Bamako–Dakar Railway
surface form: Dakar–Bamako railway
rainySeason roughly June to October
religionMajority Islam
riverPort true
roadConnectionTo Bamako
Senegal
timeZone UTC+0
transportHubFor western Mali

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Senegal River hasCityOnBank Kayes, Mali