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Bosaso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the municipality serves as the region's commercial capital and is a major seaport within the autonomous Puntland state. It has an estimated population of around 164,906 residents (2005 est.). The city has a diverse economy centred on education, government, banking, tourism, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, health care, hospitality, retail and technology. The area's many colleges and universities make it a regional hub of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, business and entrepreneurship. History The ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' indicates that Ancient Greek merchants sailed to Bosaso, providing notes about the strategic and geographical location of the current Bosaso area, which was known as Mosylon ...
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Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia. The capital city is the city of Garoowe in the Nugal region, and its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Geographically to the west, Puntland lays claim to the intra-46th meridian territories that were outside European colonial rule during parts of the Scramble for Africa period. Puntland is bordered by Somaliland to its west, the Gulf of Aden in the north, the Guardafui Channel in the northeast, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, the central Galmudug region in the south, and Ethiopia in the southwest. There are several major geographical apexes in Puntland, including the Cape Guardafui, which forms the tip of the Horn of Africa, Ras Hafun the easternmost place on ...
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Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitution, (; ), is a country in the Horn of Africa. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains, and highlands. Hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall. Somalia has an estimated population of around million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu, and has been described as Africa's most culturally homogeneous country. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis, who have historically inhabited the country's north. Ethnic minorities are large ...
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Ugas Yasin Ugas Abdurahman
Ugas Yasin Ugas Abdurahman was a Somali ruler. He was the 28th Chieftain (''UGAAS'') of the Dishiishe chieftainship, (''UGAASTOOYO'') who also was the nominal ugas of the Harti clan of Darod groups, reigning from 1940 to 2000. Ugas was a former ruler of Bosaso. Along with other Somali traditional rulers, Ugas Yasin was one of the most prominent rulers of present-day Somalia and the longest served traditional ruler in the history of all Somali traditional rulers. Bosaso was represented in the parliament of the succeeding Trust Territory of Somaliland by Ugas Yasin. Overview Ugas was the powerful Ruler of Dishiishe Chieftainship. He also enjoyed other titles Including "The Master," "The cultural role model," and "the Religious scholar." During the 1950s, Ugas fled to northwestern Somalia, which was then under the rule of the United Kingdom. Upon his arrival in the northwestern regions, he was accorded warmth and brotherly reception by tribal elders, intellectuals among other elite ...
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Bari, Somalia
Bari ( so, Bari, ar, باري) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in northeastern Somalia.⁹ Overview It is bordered by Sool and Sanaag to the west, Nugal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Guardafui Channel to the east. It is located the tip of the Horn of Africa. Its name, Bari, literally means ''East'' in Somali. In terms of landmass, Bari is the largest province in the Federal Republic of Somalia. The highest point in this region is Mount Bahaya, the third tallest mountain in Somalia with an elevation of 2120 meters; other notable peaks include Karkaar and Cal Miskaad mountains. Demographics Most of the inhabitants of the Bari region belong to the Somali ethnic group; in particular the Deshiishe, majority of Majeerteen clans and also some of Leelkase sub-clans of the Darood, and the minority Madhiban According to the 2015 Population Estimation Survey, the population was 1,887,568 inhabitants. This figure combines both the rural and urban ...
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Barkhad Ali Salah
Barkhad Ali Salah ( so, Barkhad Cali Saalax, ar, برخاد علي صلاح ) was a veteran Somali politician and historian. He served as the first mayor of Bosaso.Somalia: Delegates arrive for Garowe conference


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Salah was born in 1938 in Bosaso, located in the northeastern Bari region. He hailed from the
Dishiishe The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries ...
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Abdisalam Bashiir Abdisalam
Abdisalam Bashiir Abdisalam ( so, Cabdisalaan Bashiir Cabdisalaan, ar, عبدالسلام بشير عبدالسلام) is a Somali Swedish politician. He is the incumbent Mayor of Bosaso, the commercial and cultural capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. On September 6, 2018 District local Council unanimously voted in the favour of Abdisalam to lead the city over five years ahead. He was previously Mayor for Waiye District Puntland. He hails from the Dishiishe sub-clan of the Harti Darod The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries .... External links *https://en.halbeeg.com/2018/09/06/abdisalam-bashir-elected-as-bossaso-mayor/ *https://www.radioshabelle.com/bosaso-city-council-elects-new-mayor/ References Ethnic Somali people Living peopl ...
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Administrative Divisions Of Somalia
Somalia is officially divided into 18 administrative regions (''gobollo'', singular ''gobol'') . These are in turn subdivided into seventy-two districts (plural ''degmooyin''; singular ''degmo'') On a ''de facto'' basis, northern Somalia is now divided up among the autonomous region of Puntland (which considers itself an autonomous state) and Somaliland (a self-declared but unrecognized sovereign state). In central Somalia, Galmudug is another regional entity that emerged south of Puntland. For these civil war divisions, see '' States and regions of Somalia''. Regions and districts Historical divisions Pre-independence In 1931, Italian Somaliland consisted of seven commissariats."Regions of Somalia"
''Statoids''. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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Bosaso District
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso) is a Administrative divisions of Somalia in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Bosaso. It is also the commercial capital of Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ... state of Somalia and one of Somalia's commercial capitals, The city appreciates its indigenous clan who warmly welcomed all people reached there last 25 years,Ugaas Hassan Ugaas Yaasin is the well known traditional elder of the city. It has an estimated population of around 2,164,906 residents (2021 est.). References External links Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of Bosaso District Districts of Somalia Bari, Somalia {{Somalia-geo-stub ...
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Kaptallah
Kaptallah, also known as Kaptanle () is a historic Somali clan. The clan established the port city of Bandar Qassim (today Bosaso) in the early 9th century, and traded with Persia, India and the Arabian peninsula. The clan belongs to the Harti confederation of the Darod clan. The clan inhabits the areas south and south-east of Bosaso along with the Ali Jibrail and Dashishe clans. See also * List of trading companies * Maritime history of Somalia Maritime history of Somalia refers to the seafaring tradition of the Somali people. It includes various stages of Somali navigational technology, shipbuilding and design, as well as the history of the Somali port cities. It also covers the histor ... References {{Somalia-hist-stub 19th century in Somalia Trading companies Maritime history of Somalia ...
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El Dhurre
El Dhurre is a populated place in Bari Region, Somalia located southeast of Bosaso Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mun .... References External linksAdministrative map of Bosaso District
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Baalade
The Baalade ( so, Toga Baalade, ar, بلدى ), also called Togga Baalade is one of wettest canyons (Tog or الوادي) in Somalia, and one of the longest valleys in the country. Its sources starting from the Cal Miskaad mountains and ended up into Red Sea near the western outskirts of Bosaso Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mu ... town. The valley supports variety grazing methods and seasonal vegetable firms. It is also a tourist destination, hosting number of tour destinations, Gaaca is among graceful places of the valley. There are villages found on the banks of the valley these include Conqor, Riyi heshay, Gubato, and Gerible. A number of poems refer to the valley, these poems reflect valley significances in particularly its bulk and perennial supply of water. O ...
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Darod
The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries, the Somali hinterlands up to Oromia, and both sides of the Kenya-Somalia border. Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection - N.B. Various authorities indicate that the Darod is one of the largest Somali clan whereas others suggest that the Hawiye is the largest Somali clan within Somali The Darod clan is the second largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa. Origins According to early Islamic books and Somali tradition, Aqeel Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Al-Qurashi descendant Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti (Darod), a son of the Sufi Sheikh Isma'il al-Jabarti of the Qadiriyyah order, fled his homeland in the Arabian Peninsula after an argument with his uncle.Rima Berns McGown, ''Muslims in the diaspora'', (University of T ...
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