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Tomb of Askia
City, Circle and Region of Gao
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Tomb of Askia

City, Circle and Region of Gao
Identifier 1139
states ml
category cultural
criteria (ii)(iii)(iv)
Title tomb of askia
latitude 16.2898006439
longitude -0.0445600003
location city, circle and region of gao
Region africa
year 2004
unique number 1320
description the dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the tomb of askia was built by askia mohamed, the emperor of songhai, in 1495 in his capital gao. it bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries through its control of the trans-saharan trade, notably in salt and gold. it is also a fine example of the monumental mud-building traditions of the west african sahel. the complex, including the pyramidal tomb, two flat-roofed mosque buildings, the mosque cemetery and the open-air assembly ground, was built when gao became the capital of the songhai empire and after askia mohamed had returned from mecca and made islam the official religion of the empire.
danger y 2012
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5.27 M
Mali
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91.5 K
Gao
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16,28 ° × 0,04 °
16 ° 17 ′ 23 ″ N × 0 ° 03 ′ 40 ″ W 		8.263.15 km
304 ° NW
Mali, Gao
Sahel / Mali / peski / Gao
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