Gao (disambiguation)

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

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

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