El Mergis (Af Soomaali Ceel Merjis) is a village located in the southern
Gedo
Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, ุฌูุฐู, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in E ...
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 ...
- about 258 mi (or 416 km) West of
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, ู
ูุฏูุดู ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, the seat of the Somali government.
El Mergis is on the west side of
Juba River
The Jubba River or Juba River ( so, Wabiga Jubba) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the autonomous region of Jubaland. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south ...
.
The closest airport is
Bardera Airport
Bardera Airport is an airport serving Bardera, a city in the southern Gedo region in Somalia.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with a compacted sand surface measuring .
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with a distance of 56.1 mi (or 90.3 km) north-east of the centre of El Mergis. There are numerous villages in Bardera District from all around Bardera City and most lay down south towards
Anoole and
Hareeri
Hareeri is a small village in Bardera District located in Gedo Region of Somalia. The village of Hareeri lies 7 km southeast of Anoole town near the district borders between Diinsoor of Bay Region and Sakow of Middle Juba Region. Hareeri V ...
east of
Juba River
The Jubba River or Juba River ( so, Wabiga Jubba) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the autonomous region of Jubaland. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south ...
while west side has less villages and main ones are
Fafahdhun
Fafahdun ( so, Faafaxdhuun) is a town in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia in the district of Bardera. Town coordinates are 2ยฐ 13โฒ 0โณ N, 41ยฐ 37โฒ 0โณ E.
History
Fafahdun(Af Soomaali:Faafaxdhuun)is named after the (Faaf, Faafka Faafax ...
, El Mergis and
Uar Esgudud
Uar Esgudud or (Af Soomaali War Caws Gaduud) is a small village in southeast Gedo region in the District of Bardera. The village sits right at the cross-roads of the districts of Bardera, Afmadow and Sakow of the regions Gedo, Lower Juba and M ...
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El Mergis Population2
UNOCHA Bardera District Villages
Populated places in Gedo
Jubba River