Bu'ale
بالي Bu'aale | |
|---|---|
Capital city of Jubaland | |
  Bu'ale Location within Somalia  Bu'ale Location within the Horn of Africa  Bu'ale Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E / 1.08333°N 42.58333°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jubaland |
| Region | Jubbada Dhexe |
| Occupation | Al Shabaab |
| Government | |
| • Control |  Al-Shabaab |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 115,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+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. The district and town are primarily dominated by the Marehan clan.
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
- ↑ "Nuxurka Dastuurka cusub ee Jubbaland ee maanta la ansixiyay" [The content of the new Constitution of Jubbaland which was approved today]. Dhanaan.com (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ↑ "Al-Shabaab loses 8 Somali towns since Sept.: AMISOM". worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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