Buq Aqable (), also spelled Buqda, is a District in the central Hiiran 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 Constituti ...

population about 50,000 people living in Buq Aqable constantly. It locates south of Beledweyn city and from Buulobarde. The town was established in early 16th century by elders of Gaaljecel clan and it is the base for the Gaaljecel clan leader (Ugaas).

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The town is located south of

Beledweyne Beledweyne ( so, Beledweyne, ar, بلد وين, it, Belet Uen) is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region. The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles ...

, the capital of the Hiran region, and 45 km northwest of

Buuloburde Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in Somalia's central Hiran region. Overview Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River, near Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the Buloburde District. In March 2014, Somali Armed For ...

. In March 2014,

Somali Armed Forces The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Ch ...

assisted by

AMISOM The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...

troops captured the town from Al-Shabaab. The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control. In September 2015, Al-Shabaab retakes the city from Somalia Armed Forces.

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Populated places in Hiran, Somalia {{Somalia-geo-stub