Iskushuban ( so, Iskushubaan) is a small town in the northeastern

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy ...

province 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 ...

on the

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. A historical settlement, it is situated in the autonomous

Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

state. It lies along the

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Overview

Iskushuban is the centre of the Iskushuban District. It lies 80 km east of

Qardho Qardho ( so, Qardho, ar, قرضو), also known as Gardo, is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia, a district within the autonomous state of Puntland. History Until Somalia's Independence Qardho is one of a series of ancient settleme ...

and 150 km south of

Bosaso Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mun ...

, the commercial capital of the Puntland region. In the Arie valley, midway between the town and Qardho, once lay a sizeable city that had considerable structures with thick walls. Iskushuban is renowned for its seasonal waterfalls, which are the second largest in the country after those at Lamadaya in the northern

Sanaag Sanag ( so, Sanaag, ar, سَنَاج) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.Regions o ...

region.

Demographics

Iskushuban has a population of around 7,000 inhabitants. The broader Iskushuban District has a total population of 45,027 residents.

Education

Iskushuban has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 8 primary schools in the Iskushuban District. Among these are Timirshe, Meeladeen, Gargoore and Iskushuban Primary.

Sites

Sites in Iskushuban: Image:Iskushuban3.jpg, Iskushuban lake Image:Iskushuban4.jpg, Scenes of Iskushuban lake Image:Iskushuban5.jpg, Scenes of Iskushuban lake Image:Iskushuban6.jpg, Iskushuban waterfalls Image:Iskushuban7.jpg, Overview of Iskushuban lake Image:Iskushuban8.jpg, Iskushuban waterfalls

Notes

References

Iskushuban
Populated places in Bari, Somalia {{somalia-geo-stub