Gao Region, Mali Landmarks

Tourist attractions, famous landmarks and other points of interest in Gao Region:

Tomb of the Askias
Askia Mohammed was the first Askia emperor and greatly expanded the Songhaii Empire. Legend says that when he returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1495, he brought back with him the materials to make his tomb; all of the mud and wood come from Mecca.