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 Constitutio ...
.
Overview
It is bordered bySomaliland
Somaliland ( so, Soomaaliland; ar, صوماليلاند ', '), officially the Republic of Somaliland ( so, Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd''), is a de facto sovereign ...
to the west, Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium; grc, Βάριον, translit=Bárion) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari
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to the north, and Mudug
Mudug ( so, Mudug; it, Mudugh) is an administrative region (''gobol'') in north-central Somalia
Somalia,, Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of Somalia ...
to the south and the Somali Region
The Somali Region ( so, Dawlad Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Somali West'') is a regional state
A regional state or a regionalised unitary state, is ...
of Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country
A landlocked country is a country
A country is a distinct territory, territorial body
or political entity. It is often referred to as the ...
. The Somali Sea flanks the province to the east.
Nugal is centered on Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غاروي, it, Garoe) is the administrative capital of Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowladda F ...
, which serves as the capital of the autonomous Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowladda Federalkaa ee Puntland , ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a States and ...
macro-region. The segments of the Nugaal valley from Garowe eastwards is traditionally referred to as Bari-Nugaaleed or Bari-Nugaal, whilst segments of the valley which converge into the Iyah plains are called ''Jednugaal''. Nonetheless, ''Nugaal proper'' traditionally refers to segments of the valley west of Garowe.
A major geographic feature of the region is the ''Nugaal Valley
The Nugaal Valley ( so, Dooxada Nugaal, ar, وادي نوجال), also called the Nogal Valley, is a long and broad valley
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'', a large shallow drainage basin
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fed by the Nugal and Dheer seasonal rivers during the April–June rainy season.
Kobo
Towards the east, Nugaal Valley is separated from Nugaaleed-Bari via the region known as Kobo. Kobo was described in colonial sources ruminating about Dervish strength as follows:Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04 Britain. War Office. General Staff · 1907 , PAGE 230Districts
The Nugal region consists of five districts: * Burtinle District *Eyl District
Eyl District ( so, Degmada Eyl) is a district
A district is a type of that, in some countries, is managed by the . Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning s or , several , subdivisions of municipalities, , ...
* Garowe District
* Dangorayo District
* Xarxar District
Major towns
*Burtinle
Burtinle ( so, Buurtinle), also known as ''Bur Tinle or Buurtinleh'' , is a city in the Nugal, Somalia, Nugal district of the state of Puntland in northeastern Somalia.
Overview
Burtinle is the center of the Burtinle District. It lies in between G ...
* Dangorayo
*Eyl
Eyl ( it, Eil) is an ancient port town in the northeastern Nugal, Somalia, Nugal region of Somalia in the autonomous Puntland region, it is the capital of the Eyl District. Eyl, also called Illig, was the capital of the Dervishes from 1905 onwards ...
*Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غاروي, it, Garoe) is the administrative capital of Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowladda F ...
* Godobjiraan
References
External links
Administrative map of Nugal
Puntland Regions of Somalia {{Somalia-geo-stub