Gossi
Gossi | |
|---|---|
Commune and small town | |
| Coordinates: 15°49′36″N 1°18′41″W / 15.82667°N 1.31139°W | |
| Country | Mali |
| Region | Tombouctou Region |
| Cercle | Gourma-Rharous Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,000 km2 (6,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Population (2009 census) | |
• Total | 24,521 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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Gossi is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Gourma-Rharous of the Tombouctou Region of Mali, lying northeast of Hombori and southwest of Gao. The town is just to the west of the main RN15 highway that links Mopti with Gao. It is on a seasonal lake, Mare de Gossi, and is surrounded by nature reserves in which a large herd of elephants live.
The town is the site of a large cattle market. The commune contains around 31 villages and in the 2009 census, it had a population of 24,521. Around 90% of the population are nomadic pastoralists but there are permanent settlements around Lake Gossi, Lake Ebanguemalène and Lake Agoufou.
The French Military ceded its control of a base in Gossi to the Malian Army in April 2022.