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Commune and city in Mali
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Kayes is a city in the Kayes Region on the river Senegal in the West African country of Mali.
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Site of a major battle between the Toucouleur Empire and French colonizers. The fort still stands and is open to the public.
Kayes is on the railway between Dakar and Bamako, however due to the deteriorating of tracks international trains are suspended, leaving only a slow thrice-weekly service from Bamako.
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