Awdheegle

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Awdheegle
Awdheegle
District
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Awdheegle
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 01°58′N044°50′E / 1.967°N 44.833°E / 1.967; 44.833
CountryFlag of Somalia.svg Somalia
Region Lower Shabelle
Government
   Control ShabaabFlag.svg al-Shabaab
Population
 (2020)
  Total
119,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Awdheegle (also Awdhegle) is a district in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.

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Demographics

Awdheegle is an agricultural district located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River.

Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi clan sub-division of the wider (Digil) family, who are native to South West.

Somali Civil War

On 15 March 2025, as part of the Shabelle offensive, Al-Shabaab captured the town, killing 31 Somali Army soldiers. [1]


References

  1. الإخبارية, وكالة شهادة (2025-03-15). "القيادة العسكرية لحركة الشباب المجاهدين تعلن السيطرة على مناطق جديدة وتؤكد مقتل وإصابة أكثر من 150 من الميليشيات الحكومية". وكالة شهادة الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-17.