page_title: Kayes
section_title: Area
hierarchical_section_title: Kayes / Area
caption_attribution_description: English: A Baobab tree, Adansonia digitata, and Acacia trees and other plants of the Sahel sub-Saharan savanna on the way to Kayes, Mali.
context_page_description: 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 name "Kayes" comes from the Soninké word "karré", which describes a low humid place that floods in rainy season. The city is located 420 kilometres northwest of the capital Bamako.
context_section_description: Sites found in and around Kayes include:
  Fort du Médine
  Félou Falls, 15 km (9.3 mi) upstream on the Senegal river
  Gouina Falls, 100 km (62 mi) to the southeast on the Senegal river
  The tata (fortification) of Koniakari, constructed by El Hadj Umar Tall, 70 km (43 mi) to the northeast
  Lake Magui and Lake Doro, both watered by the Kolimbiné River
  The Manantali Dam
caption: Baobab tree.
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