Dusmareb District ( so, Degmada Dhuusamareeb) is a
district in the central
Galguduud region of
Galmudug state
Galmudug ( ar, جلمدج; it, Galmudugh), officially Galmudug State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. It is bordered to the north by the ...
of
Somalia. Its capital lies at
Dusmareb
Dusmareb ( so, Dhuusamareeb, ar, سمريب, it, Dusa Mareb) is the capital of Galmudug state in central Somalia. The city also serves as the administrative capital of the Galguduud province.
Historically, the city was known as Daar Dheer or sim ...
. Dusmareb is the administrative capital of Galmudug state and the Galguduud region. It is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Hiraab sub-clan of the
Hawiye, particularly the
Ceyr sub-clan of
Habar Gidir Hawiye.
A roadside bombing attributed to al-Shabaab killed 13 security forces in Dusmareb on February 6, 2021, shortly after a breakdown in talks about the
2021 Somali presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Somalia in 15 May 2022. The election was held indirectly and after the elections for the House of the People, which began on 1 November 2021 and ended on 13 April 2022.
The elections were first scheduled t ...
were announced.
References
External links
Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of Dusmareb District
Districts of Somalia
Galguduud
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