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 | |
|---|---|
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 | .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) |
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 | Dhanaan.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- "Al-Shabaab loses 8 Somali towns since Sept.: AMISOM". worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net/ (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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