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Bakool
Bakool ( so, Bakool, ar, بكول) is a region (''gobol'') in southwestern 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 Constitutio .... Overiew It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan Hiran ( so, Hiiraan, ar, هيران) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in central Somalia Somalia,; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is border ..., Bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71% of the surface ... and Gedo Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is an active, regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union A continental union is a regional organization which facilitates pan-continental integration. Continental unions vary from collaborative intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organiza ... with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It is mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implement a national security plan, train the Somali security forces, and to assist in creating a secure environment for the delivery of humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless Home .... As part of its duties, AMISOM also supports the Federal Government of Somalia The Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Wajid, Somalia
Wajid () is a town in the southern Bakool Bakool ( so, Bakool, ar, بكول) is a region (''gobol'') in southwestern Somalia Somalia,, Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal ... region of 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 Constitutio .... It is the center of the Wajid District. Overview Wajid is located approximately northwest of the national capital Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or Xamar ; ar, مقديشو, Muqadīshū ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital city and most populous city The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city ..., southwest of Hudur Hudur ( so, Xuddur, Maay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
El Barde District
El Barde District ( so, Degmada Ceel-Barde), is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district of the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is El Barde. References External links Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of El Barde District Districts of Somalia Bakool {{Somalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Xuddur District
Hudur District ( so, magaalada xudur) is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is Hudur. References External links Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of Hudur District Districts of Somalia Bakool {{Somalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Waajid District
Wajid District ( so, Degmada Waajid) is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is Wajid, Somalia, Wajid. References External links Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of Wajid District Districts of Somalia Bakool {{Somalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Tiyeegloow District
Tiyeglow District ( so, Degmada Tayeeglow) is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district of the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is Tiyeglow. References External links Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of Tiyeglow District Districts of Somalia Bakool {{Somalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Yeed District
Yed District ( so, Degmada Yeed) also known as Yeed District is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district of the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is Yeed, Yed. ReferencesDistricts of Somalia Districts of Somalia Bakool {{Somalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Tiyeegloow
Tiyeglow (Maay Maay, Maay: ''Tiyeeglow'', so, Tiyeegloow), sometimes also called Tieglow is a town in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. It has a population of around 2,000 inhabitants. The broader Tiyeglow District has a total population of 81,053 residents. Notes ReferencesTiyeglow Populated places in Bakool {{somalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Xuddur
Hudur ( so, Xuddur, Maay: ''Hudur'') is a town in the south Western Bakool Bakool ( so, Bakool, ar, بكول) is a region (''gobol'') in southwestern Somalia. Overiew It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay, Somalia, Bay and Gedo. Bakool, like Gedo and Bay, as well as most parts of the Jubbada Dhexe (Mid ... region of 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 Constitutio .... It serves as the province's capital and is the center of the Hudur District Hudur city ( so, magaalada xudur) is a Administrative divisions of Somalia, district in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Hudur. References Districts of Somalia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Al-Shabaab (militant Group)
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, HSM; ( ar, حركة الشباب المجاهدين, lit=Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn, so, Xarakada Mujaahidiinta Alshabaab, lit. 'Mujahideen ''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ... Youth Movement' or 'Movement of Striving Youth') more commonly known as al-Shabaab,(; ar, الشباب, lit=The Youth, links=no is a terrorist, jihadist Jihadism is a neologism A neologism (; from Greek νέο- ''néo-'', "new" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech, utterance") is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that ... fundamentalist group based in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa is the eastern sub-region A subregion is a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
Hudur
Hudur ( so, Xuddur, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Hudur'') is a town in the south Western Bakool region of Somalia. It serves as the province's capital and is the center of the Hudur District. History During the Middle Ages, Hudur and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Hobyo in the north, to Kelafo, Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.Lee V. Cassanelli, ''The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600-1900'', (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.102. In the early modern period, Hudur was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into Italian Somaliland protectorate in 1910 after the death of the last Sultan Osman Ahmed. After independence in 1960, the city was made the center of the official Hudur District. Overview Hudur is located in southwestern Somalia. It sits at . During the Islamist insurgency o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
