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Gao
a town in E Mali, on the River Niger: a small river port. Pop.: 54 903 (1998 est.)

Gao 

a city in eastern Mali, situated on the left bank of the Niger River along a trans-Saharan route. Population, 15,400 (1967). The city has an airport.

Gao is the administrative and commercial center of the Gao region, noted for its production of livestock and grain. From the beginning of the 11th century until the end of the 16th, Gao was the capital of the Songhai state. A slaughterhouse has been built there.



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At the Valencia Library, Stevenson Ranch resident Charles Gaos and his children, Celine, 15, and Lawrence, 12, said they usually find what they need during their weekly visits to the library for the last 12 years - though they didn't during a recent visit.
Las Vegas-based author Er Tai Gaos memoir traces its origins to scraps of paper, dog-eared and yellowed with age, that he keeps in a nondescript photo album, each sheet tucked behind protective plastic.
Some of GAOs recommendations require better internal management controls, separation of duties, and proper use of the GPC.
 
 
 
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