Gao Region
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Gao Region is a strategic area in northern Mali that has been a focal point of military operations and conflict, particularly during the French-led intervention against Islamist militants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gao Region canonical | 13 |
| Gao region | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
first-level administrative subdivision ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Algeria
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Niger ⓘ |
| capital | Gao ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Ansongo
ⓘ
Bourem ⓘ Gao ⓘ Ménaka ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture along the Niger River
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arab communities
ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ Songhai people ⓘ
surface form:
Songhai
Tuareg ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
2012 Northern Mali conflict
ⓘ
French and Malian military recapture of Gao city in 2013 ⓘ occupation by Islamist armed groups ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
Islamist militancy
ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ |
| hasSecurityIssue |
armed group activity
ⓘ
intercommunal violence ⓘ terrorist attacks ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of trans-Saharan routes
ⓘ
military operations in northern Mali ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf |
Gao Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Gao Empire
Songhai Empire ⓘ |
| hosts | military bases ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Timbuktu Region
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mali
|
| partOf |
Sahara Desert
ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver | Niger River ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Armed Forces
ⓘ
Malian Armed Forces ⓘ UN peacekeepers ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping forces
|
| wasFocalPointOf |
French-led intervention in Mali
ⓘ
Operation Barkhane ⓘ Operation Serval ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gao region
this entity surface form:
Gao region