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| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | DooyShabeelle |
| Capital | Dinsoor |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dinsoor District (Somali : Degmada Diinsoor) is a district in the southern Dooy Shabeelle State region of Somalia. Its capital is Dinsoor.
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| Country | Somalia |
| Region | DooyShabeelle |
| Capital | Dinsoor |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dinsoor District (Somali : Degmada Diinsoor) is a district in the southern Dooy Shabeelle State region of Somalia. Its capital is Dinsoor.
Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa which officially consists of the intra-46th meridian east territory, the seven federal member states, namely Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, South West, Puntland, and the municipality of Benadir. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Somali Sea and Guardafui Channel to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. With a land area of 637,657 square kilometers, Somalia's terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Its coastline is more than 3,333 kilometers in length, the longest of mainland Africa. It has been described as being roughly shaped "like a tilted number seven".
Hiran is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somalia and part of the Hirshabelle State.
Bay is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
The Shebelle River also known historically as the Nile of Mogadishu, begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply southwest, where it follows the coast. Below Mogadishu, the river becomes seasonal. During most years, the river dries up near the mouth of the Jubba River, while in seasons of heavy rainfall, the river actually reaches the Jubba and thus the ocean.
Hobyo, is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
The Marehan is a Somali clan, which is part of one of the largest Somali clan families, the Darod.
The Jubba Valley is a valley in East Africa.
The Shebelle Valley, also spelled Shabeelle Valley, is a valley in the Horn of Africa.
Raaso is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Situated in the Afder Zone, it is the most populated city in the region.
The 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive is the period in the Somali Civil War that began in May 2006 with the Islamic Courts Union's (ICU) conquest of Mogadishu from the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT) and continued with further ICU expansion in the country. Following the outbreak of the war on December 21, 2006; by December 24, direct Ethiopian intervention in the conflict in support of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was no longer denied by the Ethiopian government. The Eritrean government denied any involvement despite Ethiopian claims to the contrary.
The Silcis are a Somali subclan. They are part of the Gorgaarte subclan of the Hawiye clan, which is one of the major clans of
The Battle of Baidoa began on 20 December 2006 when the Somali transitional federal government forces (TFG) allied with Ethiopian forces stationed there attacked advancing Islamic Courts Union (ICU) forces along with 500 alleged Eritrean troops and mujahideen arrayed against them.
Dinsoor is a town in the southwestern Bay region of Somalia. It is the center of the Dinsoor District.
Jiiddu is a Somali language spoken by the Jiiddu sub-clan of the Dir, a Somali clan inhabiting southern Somalia. It currently has an estimated 34,000 speakers, concentrated in the Lower Shabeelle, Bay and Middle Juba regions.
Saakow is a town in southern Somalia and is located in the Middle Juba region of Somalia. It lies between Bu'ale, Dinsoor and Bardera.
Operation Indian Ocean was a joint military operation between the Somali military, AMISOM and the United States military against the Al-Shabaab militant group aimed at eliminating the remaining insurgent-held areas in southern Somalia. It officially began in August 2014.
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.
Madobe Nunow Mohamed is a Somali politician. He was the second president of South West State of Somalia.
On May 24, 2020, at least five people were killed and twenty were injured during a bombing in Baidoa, Somalia, while civilians were celebrating Eid al-Fitr.
On January 27, 2021, al-Shabaab launched multiple attacks on civilian and military sites across Somalia, killing sixteen people and injuring several more. The deadliest attack was an ambush by al-Shabaab on a Somali and AMISOM convoy in Bal'ad, which killed 14 people.
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