The Gao Region (Bambara: ߜߊߏ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr.
Gao Dineja) is a region in northeastern Mali.
Common ethnicities in the Gao Region include the Songhai, Bozo, Tuareg, Bambara, and Kounta.
The Gao Region is part of Mali, the northern part that was separated and declared independent by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) during the Tuareg rebellion of 2012.
After the 1st Battle of Gao, the MNLA lost control to Islamist militias.