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Qaw El-Kebir
Qaw ( so, Qaw), also known as Bandar Siyada, is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Qaw is situated in the Bosaso District of the autonomous Puntland region. The town was founded by the Warsangali and Majeerteen. It hosts the main base of the Puntland Maritime Police Force. For a while after the Somali civil war, it became a hub for smuggling, but since the establishment of the Puntland base in 2010, it has been relatively stable. History Before Somalia Independence The main inhabitants of Bandar Siyada are the Somali Majeerteen clan. Prior to Somalia's independence, the Majeerteen clan lived in the western end of the town, including today's Bali region. On the other hand, the Warsangali clan, a close relative of the Majeerteen, lived west of the Majeerteen settlement area, and a small number of them also lived in Bandar Siyada. The book "''La Migiurtinia Ed Il Territorio Del Nugál''" says the following about Qaw in early 1925: "The population ... [...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] |