Adado Blue City | |
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 Location of Adado District within the Galguduud region. | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Galmudug |
| Region | Galguduud |
| Capital | Adado |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 500,051 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Adado District (Somali : Degmada Cadaado) is a district in the central Galgaduud region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Adado. The city's population is from the Saleebaan, Habar girdir of Hawiye sub-clans.
Galguduud is an administrative region (gobol) of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is Elbur, which lies on the north-westernmost point of the region.
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Dusmareb is the capital of Galmudug state in central Somalia. The city also serves as the administrative capital of the Galguduud province.
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The Battle of Bandiradley in Somalia began on December 23, 2006, when Galmudug and Ethiopian forces, along with faction leader Abdi Qeybdid, fought Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militants defending Bandiradley. The fighting pushed the Islamists out of Bandiradley and over the border south into Adado district, Galgadud region, by December 25.
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On January 25, 2012, a team of United States Navy SEALs raided a compound 12 miles north of the Somali city of Adado, killing nine Somali pirates and freeing their hostages, American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted.
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Adado Airport, also known as Cadaado Airport, is an airport serving the town of Adado in Adado District, Somalia. Adado Airport is the largest serving airport in Galmudug State of Somalia.
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