Kayes Kayi, Xaayi
Men cross a busy street in Kayes, 2006.
Kayes Location within Mali
Coordinates: 14°27′N 11°26′W / 14.45, -11.433
Country	Mali
Rgion	Kayes
Cercle	Kayes Cercle
Town founded	1880s
Elevation	20 m (68 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	100,583
	estimate
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Kayes (Bambara Kayi, Soninké Xaayi) is a city in western Mali on the River Senegal, holding roughly 100,000 people. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The name "Kayes" comes from the Soninké word "karré," which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season. The city is located 317 miles (510 km) north-west of the capital Bamako. Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... Mali is divided into eight regions and a district. ... Kayes is a region in Mali. ... Cercles of Mali The regions of Mali are subdivided into 50 Cercles. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... GMT redirects here. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Bambara, also known as Bamanankan in the language itself, is a language spoken in Mali by as many as six million people (including second language users). ... The Soninke language (Soninke: Soninkanxaane) is a Mande language spoken by the Soninke people of West Africa. ... The Sénégal River, in West Africa, forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania. ... Kayes is a region in Mali. ... Also called Sarakole, Seraculeh, or Serahuli, the Soninke are a Mandé people who descend from the Bafour, and are closely related to the Imraguen of Mauritania. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... View of Bamako Bamako district Bamako, population 1,690,471 (2006), is the capital of Mali, and is the biggest city in the country. ...

Climate

Kayes is nicknamed the "pressure cooker of Africa" due to its extreme heat; the town is surrounded by iron-rich mountains which contribute to the temperature. Kayes is often described as the hottest continuously-inhabitated town in Africa. The average daily high temperature in the city is 35°C (95°F), with temperatures usually peaking in April and May at an average 46°C (115°F). A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The degree Celsius (symbol: °C) is an SI derived unit of temperature. ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ...

History

Prior to French colonial expansion, Kayes was a small village. It's location on the path of the future Dakar-Niger Railway, and the French need for trade centers, led to the creation of the Kayes market town in 1881. It remains a transport hub, primarially for Senegalese trade, to this day. In 1892, Kayes became the capital of the French Sudan; Bamako replaced it as the capital first of the state of Haut Sénégal-Niger on October 17, 1899, then as the capital of all of French Sudan in 1908. The railway line of Dakar-Niger connects Dakar, (Senegal to Koulikoro, (Mali). ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... French Sudan (Fr. ... 1-centime value of the camel and rider design, used in June 1914 Upper Senegal and Niger (French: ) was a colony in French West Africa created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Economy and transport

The town has an international airport (Kayes Airport), and lies on the Dakar-Niger Railway, in an area rich in gold and iron. The railway line of Dakar-Niger connects Dakar, (Senegal to Koulikoro, (Mali). ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... General Name, symbol, number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Standard atomic weight 55. ...

Area

Different sites found in and around Kayes include:

• Fort du Médine
• the falls of Félou 4 kilometres (2 mi)
• the falls of Goulina, 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the southeast on the Senegal river
• the tata (fortification) of Koniakari, constructed by El Hadj Umar Tall, 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the northeast
• Lake Magui and Lake Doro
• the Manantali Dam

The Siege of Medina Fort took place in 1857 near Kayes modern-day Mali, when the Toucouleur forces of El Hadj Umar Tall unsuccessfully besieged French colonial troops under General Louis Faidherbe, governor of Senegal. ... For the fortification of food, see Food fortification. ... El Hadj Umar Tall (1797 - 1864) was a conqueror and Toucouleur king who founded a brief empire encompassing much of what is now Guinea, Senegal, and Mali. ... The Hydroelectric dam of Manantali was built on the Bafing river, 90 km to the south-east of Bafoulabé, in the region of Kayes in Mali. ...

References

• Portions of this article are a translation of French language Wikipedia's Kayes.
• Falling Rain geographic statistics: Kayes, Mali Page.
• Colonial history of Kayes, from Web Site of Dr. Jim Jones, African History Since 1875the West Chester University Department of History.
• View of Senegal River Bridge at Kayes: Kidira Border Crossing into Mali, December 16th 2004 by NKOverland.

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