Bilaal

Bilaal Bilaal (Somali) بِلَال (Arabic) Ceel Lafoole
Town
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Coordinates: 3°22′37″N45°29′11″E / 3.37694°N 45.48639°E / 3.37694; 45.48639
Country	Somalia
Region	Hiran
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population
• Total	8,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	+252

Bilaal or El Bilal, is a village in the Hiran region of Somalia, ^[1] located 10 km (6.4 mi) west of Jalalaqsi and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of the Somalian capital Mogadishu. ^[2]

Location

Bilaal is located 10 km (6.4 mi) west of Jalalaqsi and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of the Somalian capital Mogadishu.

Although it is now a small village, Bilal is one of the oldest settlements in Hiran region, during the colonial period it was a very developed area, was built at the first school in Hiran region (Bilal Primary and Secondary School).

References

1. https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/bitstream/2307/5416/1/Groundwater%20resources%20in%20Central%20Somalia_QGS.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. "Node History: Bilaal (7651332543)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2021-09-30.