Kayes (Mali

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
קאייס (מאלי : אזור)
Name (Latin)
Kayes (Mali : Region)
Other forms of name
First Region (Mali)
Region I (Mali)
Région de Kayes (Mali)
Coordinates
-10.56861111 -10.56861111 14.115 14.115 (gooearth )
Associated country
Mali
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q332113
Library of congress: n 86043440
Sources of Information
  • BGN 7/14/87(Région de Kayes [Kayes=brief], ADM1, 14°00ʹN, 11°00ʹW; variants: First Region; Region I)
  • Annuaire statistique. Région de Kayes, Année(s) 1983-1984:t.p. (République du Mali)
  • BGN 7/14/87(Région de Kayes [Kayes=brief], ADM1, 14p0s00ʹN, 11p0s00ʹW; variants: First Region; Region I)

Wikipedia description:

Kayes Region (Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja, Arabic: منطقة كايس, romanized: minṭaqa Kāyas) is one of 19 regions of Mali. Kayes Region is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 63,210 square kilometres or 24,410 square miles. Its capital is the town of Kayes. The province was historically part of the Ghana Empire and the Mali Empire.

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