Beledweyne | |
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| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Hiran |
| Capital | Beledweyne |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Osman Dhubow |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Beledweyne District (Somali : Degmada Beledweyne) is a district in the central Hiran region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Beledweyne. The district is mostly inhabited by the Hawadle. [1]
Hiran is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somalia and part of the Hirshabelle State.
Beledweyne is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.
The Banaadiri people are a nationality in Somalia. Banaadiris largely inhabit Somalia's southern coastline.
Ferfer is a town in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State, on the border with the Somali Hiran region. The town straddles the disputed 1950's-era Provisional Administrative Line that separates the Ogaden region of Ethiopia from Somalia, and has a latitude and longitude of 05°05′N45°08′E with an elevation of 230 meters above sea level.
The Battle of Beledweyne took place in July 2008. It began on July 1, when Islamic militants from al-Shabaab attacked Ethiopian soldiers in the town of Beledweyne, Somalia, which was defended by a garrison of Ethiopian troops.
Hamar Weyne District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes a part of central Mogadishu. Hamar Weyne is the oldest district with in Mogadishu and up until 1938 the city of Mogadishu was made up of Shingani and Hamar Weyne.Somali word "xamar" means tamarind tree.
Shangani District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It lies in central Mogadishu. Shingani along with Hamar Weyne are the oldest districts in Mogadishu. Shangani means On the sand in Swahili, as this district was originally a Benadir settlement.
Beledweyne Airport or Ugas Khalif International Airport is an airport serving Beledweyne, the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia. The airport is in the countryside 2 kilometres (1 mi) northeast of the city.
Hirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia, is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State of Somalia and Banadir region to the south, Ethiopia to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Jowhar is the capital state.
Buq Aqable District is a district in the central Hiran region of Somalia.
On 4 February 2019, at least 11 people were killed and 10 others injured in a car bombing attack at a shopping mall in Mogadishu, Somalia. The car was parked near the mall 20 minutes before the explosion. The attack happened in Hamar Weyne District, which was very busy at the time. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
The 'Adayga Mosque also known as Aw Musse mosque or Haji Musse mosque is small mosque in the historical Hamar Weyne district in Mogadishu.
Sheikh Ali Jimale Barale (Somali: Shiikh Cali Jimcaale Baraale, Arabic: شيخ علي جمعلي بارال was a Somalian politician. He was the 1st Minister for Labour and Social Affairs during the trusteeship period and also for the newly independent country of the Somali Republic. Ali Jimale's long political career started in 1946 when he became member of the Youth Somali League, the precursor of the Somali Youth League, Beledweyne branch. From 1946 to 1955 he served, several times, as Secretary of the regional branch of the party in Beledweyne
The Reer Manyo is a confederacy of clans based on the southern coast of Somalia, primarily in the cities of Mogadishu and Merca and the towns and villages between them.
Somali Labour Party is a Somali political party. Founded on 7 October 2011 in Toronto, Canada. On 11 August 2018, it was temporarily registered in the Mogadishu. The party's main headquarters are located in Hamar Weyne District.
On February 19, 2022, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed 14 people at a restaurant in Beledweyne, Somalia.
In late 2013, al-Shabaab carried out two major suicide attacks in Beledweyne, Somalia, killing 35 people.
On 23 March 2022 in Somalia, a series of coordinated attacks by al-Shabaab jihadists in the two cities of Mogadishu and Beledweyne killed over 60 people.
On 3 October 2022 in Beledweyne, Somalia, al-Shabaab used three car bombs to kill at least 20 people.
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