Bamako

Ba·ma·ko  (bäm-k)

The capital and largest city of Mali, in the southwest on the Niger River. It was a leading center of Muslim learning under the Mali empire (c. 11th-15th century). Population: 1,290,000.

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Bamako [ˌbæməˈkəʊ]

n

(Placename) the capital of Mali, in the south, on the River Niger. Pop.: 809 552 (1996 est.)

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Bamako - the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger French Sudan, Mali, Republic of Mali - a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years