Berdale (
Maay
Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as ''Af-Maay'', ''Af-Maymay'', or simply ''Maay''; the ''Mai-Mai'' spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is a dialect of the Somali language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asia ...
: ''Berdaali'', so, Berdaale) is a town in the southern
Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
region of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
, in
South West State of Somalia
The South-West State of Somalia ( so, Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed ee Soomaaliya, Maay Maay: ''Koofur Orsi''), is a Federal Member State in southwestern Somalia. It was founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, leader of the Somalia RRA on 1 Ap ...
, and is also known as Bardale.
It is the center of the
Berdale District
Berdale (Maay Maay, Maay: ''Berdaali'', so, Berdaale) is a town in the southern Bay, Somalia, Bay region of Somalia, in South West State of Somalia, and is also known as Bardale. It is the center of the Berdale District.
On 4 May, 2020, this was ...
.
On 4 May, 2020, this was the site of
an aircraft shootdown incident. A chartered cargo flight carrying medical supplies and mosquito nets, including supplies to assist in the
coronavirus pandemic, was shot down by Ethiopian troops fearing a suicide attack.
References
Berdale
Populated places in Bay, Somalia
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