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Bu'ale

Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E / 1.08333°N 42.58333°E / 1.08333; 42.58333
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Bu'ale
بالي
Bu'aale
Capital city of Jubaland
Bu'ale is located in Somalia
Bu'ale
Bu'ale
Location within Somalia
Bu'ale is located in Horn of Africa
Bu'ale
Bu'ale
Location within the Horn of Africa
Bu'ale is located in Africa
Bu'ale
Bu'ale
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E / 1.08333°N 42.58333°E / 1.08333; 42.58333
Country Somalia
State Jubaland
RegionJubbada Dhexe
OccupationAl Shabaab
Government
 • Control Al-Shabaab
Area
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total115,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Bu'ale (Somali: Bu'aale Arabic بالي) is an agricultural town in Southern Somalia, the capital of the Middle Juba region and the Capital city of the Jubaland State of Somalia.

History

Bu'ale was made the capital city for the Jubaland State of Somalia on 2 April 2013.[1]

Since 2014 the town, along with Jilib and Jamame is under the control of militant Islamic extremist group Al-Shabaab.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nuxurka Dastuurka cusub ee Jubbaland ee maanta la ansixiyay | Dhanaan.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  2. ^ "Al-Shabaab loses 8 Somali towns since Sept.: AMISOM". worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net/ (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)