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El Mergis
El Mergis (Af Soomaali Ceel Merjis) is a village located in the southern Gedo region of Somalia - about 258 mi (or 416 km) West of Mogadishu, the seat of the Somali government. El Mergis is on the west side of Juba River. The closest airport is Bardera Airport with a distance of 56.1 mi (or 90.3 km) north-east of the centre of El Mergis. There are numerous villages in Bardera District from all around Bardera City and most lay down south towards Anoole and Hareeri east of Juba River while west side has less villages and main ones are Fafahdhun, El Mergis and Uar Esgudud Uar Esgudud or (Af Soomaali War Caws Gaduud) is a small village in southeast Gedo region in the District of Bardera. The village sits right at the cross-roads of the districts of Bardera, Afmadow and Sakow of the regions Gedo, Lower Juba and M ... References {{reflist External links 1El Mergis Population2UNOCHA Bardera District Villages Populated places in Gedo Jubba River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. * Alto Giuba * Alto Uebi-Scebeli * Basso Giuba * Basso Uebi-Scebeli * Migiurtinia * Mogadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gedo
Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay, Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba), and Jubbada Hoose (Lower Juba) further down east. The southern parts of Gedo, west of the Jubba River, used to be part of the old British Trans-Juba region during half of the seventy years of colonial era in Africa from 1890 to 1960. The British and Italians fought twice over this area. The first democratically elected governor of the administrative region was Hussein Farey, who entered office in 2008. The regional capital is Garbaharey. The Marehan (Darod) dominate economically, politically, and militarily, rules across all districts. The Marehan in Gedo are split between the ''guri'' ('original inhabitants') and the ''ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Africa Time
East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+03:00), which is the same as Moscow Time, Arabia Standard Time, Further-eastern European Time and Eastern European Summer Time. As this time zone is predominantly in the equatorial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year and so daylight saving time is not observed. East Africa Time is observed by the following countries: * * * * * * * * * See also *Moscow Time, an equivalent time zone covering Belarus, Turkey and most of European Russia, also at UTC+03:00 *Arabia Standard Time, an equivalent time zone covering Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, also at UTC+03:00 *Eastern European Summer Time, an equivalent time zone covering European and Middle Eastern countries during daylight saving, also at UTC+03:00 *Israel Summer Time, an equivalent time zone covering the State of Israel during daylight saving, also at U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia, and has an estimated population of 2,388,000 (2021). Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banadir region on the Indian Ocean, which unlike other Somali regions, is considered a municipality rather than a (federal state). Mogadishu has a long history, which ranges from the Ancient history, ancient period up until the present, serving as the capital of the Sultanate of Mogadishu in the 9th-13th century, which for many centuries controlled the Indian Ocean gold trade, and eventually came under the Ajuran Empire in the 13th century which was an important player in the medieval Silk Road maritime trade. Mogadishu enjoyed the height of its prosperity during the 14th and 15th centuries a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juba River
The Jubba River or Juba River ( so, Wabiga Jubba) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the autonomous region of Jubaland. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Somali Sea, where it empties at the ''Goobweyn'' juncture. The Jubba basin covers an area of . The Somali regional state of Jubaland, formerly called ''Trans-Juba'', is named after the river. History Ajuran Empire The Jubba River has a rich history of a once-booming sophisticated civilization and trade network conducted by the powerful Somalis that held sway over the Jubba river. During the Middle Ages Jubba river was under the Ajuran Empire of the Horn of Africa which utilized the Jubba River for its plantations and was the only hydraulic empire in Africa. A hydraulic empire that rose in the 13th century AD, Ajuran monopolized the water resources of the Jubba River and Shebelle. Through hydraulic engineering, it also construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardera Airport
Bardera Airport is an airport serving Bardera, a city in the southern Gedo region in Somalia. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with a compacted sand surface measuring . References External links Aeronautical chart at SkyVector Airports in Somalia Gedo {{Somalia-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoole
Bardhere District ( so, Degmada Bardhere) is a district in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. It was first made a political district in 1941. A decade and a half later, during the 1956 general elections, a Somali parliament was voted to be put into place by 1960, once independence would be achieved. All elected Gedo Representatives were elected from the districts of Bardhere and Luuq. The district seat is Bardhere Bardera ( ar, بارديرا, so, Bardhere) is a city in Jubaland State of Somalia. It is the second largest and most populous city in Jubaland with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region. Bardera sits on the Ju .... References External links Administrative map of Bardhere District {{Districts of Somalia Districts of Somalia Gedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hareeri
Hareeri is a small village in Bardera District located in Gedo Region of Somalia. The village of Hareeri lies 7 km southeast of Anoole town near the district borders between Diinsoor of Bay Region and Sakow of Middle Juba Region. Hareeri Village coordinates are (2.88 N, 42 E). Juba Valley forest area Hareeri is about 30 km from Juba River and it was an army base as it is some distance from farming communities. Hareeri got its name from the hareeri tree which is found in many areas in Gedo region and elsewhere in Somalia. There are low rise mountain ranges along the eastern Juba Valley starting from Northern Gedo region districts of Dolow and Lugh running along the length of the Juba River and end at Anole north of Hareeri, just before Barrow Diinle, the last main town in Gedo region near the border with Middle Juba. Camel grazing Barrow Diinle and Hareeri, and down southeast towards Jilib are the areas where camel herds come for grazing during dry seasons as the Juba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fafahdhun
Fafahdun ( so, Faafaxdhuun) is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia in the district of Bardera. Town coordinates are 2° 13′ 0″ N, 41° 37′ 0″ E. History Fafahdun(Af Soomaali:Faafaxdhuun)is named after the (Faaf, Faafka Faafaxdhuun) or Creek which loops around Fafahdun. The Creek and its many tributaries bring water from mountains in ''Gowraar'' grazing areas onto the flat lands near the town. Fafahdun is famous among Somalis as having great numbers of camel. Fafahdun grazing lands is the camel capital of Gedo Region. Fafadhun Somali Military Base Fafahdun's proximity to the Kenya's NFD region and border the attention of early 1960s, the Somali government established army base near Fafahdun. From the early 1960s to late 1980s, Fahfahdun was home to Somalia's 63rd Army Division. Geography and habitat The town is located in the southwestern part of the country, near El Wak and about 85 miles west of Bardera. A dust road passing through Fafahdun connects it to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uar Esgudud
Uar Esgudud or (Af Soomaali War Caws Gaduud) is a small village in southeast Gedo region in the District of Bardera. The village sits right at the cross-roads of the districts of Bardera, Afmadow and Sakow of the regions Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba, respectively. War Caws Gadudud Village coordinates are Latitide 1° 16' (1.2667°) north; Longitude 41° 23' (41.3833°) east. Uar Esgudud or War Caws Gaduud is the closest village where the tri-region and districts borders meet. There are no villages near War Caws Gaduud on the side of Lower Juba and Middle Juba regions. West Juba River Bore Holes The village is the last populated area where herders going to Jibib grazing areas to pass through from the West of Juba Valley. There are number of Juba River The Jubba River or Juba River ( so, Wabiga Jubba) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the autonomous region of Jubaland. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Gedo
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
