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. The district and town are predominantly inhabited by the Jidwaq, Abaskuul, and Bartire tribes, with a small presence of the Ogaden tribe, who migrated to settle in the town after the eviction of Siad Barre in the Gedo region.
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) |
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