Bu'ale
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 | |
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 | |
| 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
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 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.
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