Burdhubo ( so, Buurdhuubo) is a town in the southern
Gedo region of
Somalia. It is the center of the
Burdhubo District.
Overview
Burdhubo sits on the
Jubba River in the
Jubba Valley
The Jubba Valley ( so, Dooxada Jubbada) is a valley in East Africa.
It follows the line of the Jubba River north from the Indian Ocean to the Somalia-Ethiopia border. The valley then splits, one branch following the Dawa River west along the Ethio ...
, between the cities of
Bardera and
Luuq.
Garbahaarreey, the Gedo region's capital, is situated just away from Burdhubo.
The town's inhabitants cultivate crops on farms along the banks of the river. Other residents lead a pastoral lifestyle, herding
camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
s,
cattle,
goats and
sheep. Since the early 1990s, Burdhubo has also seen new business activities and population growth.
In March 2014,
Somali Armed Forces assisted by an
Ethiopian battalion with
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 ...
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.
According to Prime Minister
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, the government subsequently launched stabilization efforts in the newly liberated areas, which also included
Hudur,
Rabdhure and
Wajid. The Ministry of Defence was providing ongoing reassurance and security to the local residents, and supplying logistical and security support to deliver relief assistance. Additionally, the Ministry of Interior was prepared to support and put into place programs to assist local administration and security. A Deputy Minister and several religious scholars were also dispatched to all four towns to coordinate and supervise the federal government's stabilization initiatives.
Demographics
The broader Burdhubo District has a total population of 119,006 residents.
Notes
Populated places in Gedo
Jubba River
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