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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. .
Bu'ale
بالي Bu'aale | |
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Capital city of Jubaland | |
Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E / 1.08333°N 42.58333°E | |
Country | Somalia |
State | Jubaland |
Region | Middle Juba |
Occupation | Al Shabaab |
Government | |
• Control | Al-Shabaab |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 115,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
History
editBu'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
edit- ^ "Nuxurka Dastuurka cusub ee Jubaland ee maanta la ansixiyay" [The content of the new Constitution of Jubaland 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.