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Kayes in 1910
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The town has been described as the hottest continuously inhabited town in Africa.

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Kayes

Mali

Country
Mali
Population
127.4K
Coordinates
14.45, -11.43
976th most populous city in the world

Kayes is a city in western Mali on the Sénégal River with a population of 127,368 at the 2009 census. Kayes is the capital of the administrative region of the same name. The city is located 420 kilometres (260 mi) northwest of the capital Bamako.

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