Bakool
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| Bakool | |
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| Coordinates: 4°20′47″N 43°32′59″E / 4.34639°N 43.54972°ECoordinates: 4°20′47″N 43°32′59″E / 4.34639°N 43.54972°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Capital | Xuddur |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Bakool is a region (gobolka) in southwestern Somalia.[1]
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[edit] Overiew
It is bordered by the Ogaden and the Somalian regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.
Bakool, like Gedo and Bay, as well as most parts of the Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba) region, used to be a part of the old Upper Region, which was subdivided in the mid 1980s. It has its capital at Xuddur.
[edit] Districts
The Bakool region consists of five districts:[2]
[edit] Major towns
[edit] Notes
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