Geriley ( so, Gerileey) is a small town in the southwestern

Gedo Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region (''States and regions of Somalia, gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in ...

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 ...

Overview

The town originally acquired its name ''Geriley'' from the abundant local wildlife; in particular, giraffes ("geri" in the Somali language). "Geri"
English-Somali dictionary Geriley is situated near Somalia's border with the North Eastern Province, north of

Wajir Wajir ( so, Wajeer) is the capital of the Wajir County of Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province. History A cluster of cairns near Wajir are generally ascribed by the local inhabitants to the Maadiinle, a semi-legendary pe ...

Demographics

The town has a diverse population of Somalis, with people from the Somali ethnic group also well represented, especially the Marehan_[Darod.html" ;"title="arod.html" ;"title="Marehan [Darod">Marehan [Darod">arod.html" ;"title="Marehan [Darod">Marehan [Darod

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Geriley
Populated places in Gedo {{Somalia-geo-stub