Gao is a city in Mali and the capital of Gao Region.
Gao or GAO may also refer to:
Places Gao (department), a commune of Ziro Province, Burkina Faso Gao County, in Sichuan, People's Republic of China Gao, a village in Poyang County, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China Gao, Iran Gao Empire, ancient state in Mali Gao Region, a region of Mali, whose capital city is Gao Gao Cercle, an administrative subdivision of Gao Region, whose administrative center is Gao
Languages Gao language, spoken in the Solomon Islands Gao dialect of the Koyraboro Senni Songhay language spoken in Mali Gao-Yang Yue, spoken in the southwestern Guangdong, China
Battles Battle of Gao, the first of several battles in June 2012, during the ongoing Mali war that began on 16 January 2012 Second Battle of Gao, the recapture of the city in January 2013 Third Battle of Gao, on 9–11 February 2013 Fourth Battle of Gao, on 20–22 February 2013 Fifth Battle of Gao, in March 2013
Other uses Laccosperma secundiflorum, a species of tropical palm tree Gao, the Hausa name of Faidherbia albida, an economically important species of tree found in Africa and the Middle East, Gao (mansa), Mansa of the Mali Empire 1300–1305 Gao (surname) (高), a Chinese family name Gao-Guenie, a meteorite that fell in 1960 in Burkina Faso Government Accountability Office (GAO), the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress Gao, a character in the manga Phoenix Gao Gao, a giant panda Gao Village, fictitious village featured in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West
See also Gaos (disambiguation) Gaon (disambiguation) Goa (disambiguation) Nian gao Qau language (also named Gao Gelao)