Tomb of Askia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Africa
Mali
Inscribed
2004
Outlook
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tomb of Askia is in Gao.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gao · about 117,000 peopleabout 2 km south
- Bourem · about 30,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Ayorou · about 26,000 peopleabout 200 km south-east
- Dori · about 38,000 peopleabout 250 km south
- Djibo · about 22,000 peopleabout 300 km south-west
- Timbuktu · about 69,000 peopleabout 320 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MaliMixed408 km away
Burkina FasoCultural543 km away
Burkina Faso, Benin, NigerNatural561 km away
Burkina FasoCultural587 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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