Tomb of Askia is in Mali, in Gao. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1495) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Mali
City or region
Gao
Origin (P571)
1495
Coordinates
16.2897 N, 0.0444 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
55
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Timbuktu
Mali
319.6
Bandiagara Escarpment
Mali
408.0
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
Niger
560.8
Koutammakou
Benin
703.5
Ruins of Loropéni
Burkina Faso
766.1
The closest neighbor is Timbuktu, 319.6 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Túmulo de Askia
English
Tomb of Askia
Español
Tumba de los Askia
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 16.2897 N, 0.0444 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Tomb of Askia: 55 sitelinks; closest neighbor Timbuktu at 319.6 km