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Nugal (Somali: Nugaal, Arabic: نوغال, Italian: Nogal), traditionally known as Nugaaleed-Bari or Bari-Nugaal meaning eastern Nugaal, or Nugaal xaggeeda hoose meaning lower Nugaal, is an administrative region (gobol) in northern Somalia.[3]

Nugal Nugaal
Region
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Location in northern Somalia.
Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E
Country	Somalia
Regional State	Puntland
Founded by	Ciise Maxamuud
Capital	Garowe
Government
• Governor	Omar Abdullahi Mohamed
Elevation	1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	516,749 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	+252
HDI (2019)	0.378[2] low · 6th

Overview

It is bordered by Sool to the west, Bari to the north, and Mudug to the south and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The Somali Sea flanks the province to the east. Nugaal was during the 1970s merged with Sool province as a single province called Nugaal.[4] According to Jaamac Cumar Ciise, the eastern parts of the Nugaal are called Nugaal xaggeeda hoose or Nugaal xeebeheeda hoose, meaning lower Nugaal and lower coastal Nugaal respectively.[5] Nugal is centered on Garowe, which serves as the capital of the autonomous Puntland 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.[6]

Garowe

Nugal is centered on Garowe, which serves as the capital of the autonomous Puntland macro-region. A major geographic feature of the region is the Nugaal Valley, a large shallow drainage basin fed by the Nugal and Dheer seasonal rivers during the April–June rainy season. The region was established on February 8, 1973.[7]

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:[8]

During all this time the Mullah and the majority of his karias (tribal encampments) had remained in the Eastern Nogal, in the area known as Kobo, roughly comprised in the triangle Halin, Gerrowei, Kallis. His strategical position here was a very strong one. It was secure from any possible danger of surprise, and he commanded the main routes to the south

— Colonel Kenna

Districts

The Nugal region consists of five districts:[9]

• Burtinle District
• Eyl District
• Garowe District
• Dangorayo District^{[citation needed]}
• Xarxar District^{[citation needed]}

Major towns

• Burtinle
• Dangorayo
• Eyl
• Garowe
• Godobjiraan

References

External links

• Administrative map of Nugal

На других языках

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- [en] Nugal, Somalia

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[ru] Нугаль (провинция)

Нугаль[1] (сомал. Nugaal, араб. نوغال‎) — регион и провинция в центральной части Сомали.

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