Gao vs Timbuktu
See how these cities line up by country, daily game, distance, and place on the map. Gao and Timbuktu are in the same country.
321 km
Distance
W
Direction
Same
Countries
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Gao
Mali
Mali
Country
Famous
How well-known
Not in the daily game yet
Daily game
16.27 lat, -0.04 lng
Coordinates
Timbuktu
Tombouctou, Mali
Mali
Country
Famous
How well-known
Not in the daily game yet
Daily game
16.77 lat, -3.01 lng
Coordinates
321 km
From Gao, Timbuktu is roughly west. The number is a globe distance, not a road trip.
1,809 km
Gao from equator
1,865 km
Timbuktu from equator
Side by side
City details compared
Simple city facts only: country, how familiar each city is, daily game, and where each sits on the globe.
Country
Mali
Mali
Both are in Mali
How well-known
Famous
Famous
Both are famous cities
Daily game
Not in the daily game yet
Not in the daily game yet
Neither appears in the daily game yet
Farther north
16.27 N
16.77 N
Timbuktu
Farther east
0.04 W
3.01 W
Gao
Farther from the equator
1,809 km
1,865 km
Timbuktu
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