Dolow

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Dolow
Doolow
Dolo
City
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Dolow
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 4°9′0″N42°5′0″E / 4.15000°N 42.08333°E / 4.15000; 42.08333
CountryFlag of Somalia.svg Somalia
State Flag of Jubaland (Somalia).svg Jubaland
Region Gedo
District Dolow District
Government
  MayorMohamed Lafey
Area
  Total
10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Dolow (; Italian : Dolo), also spelled Doolow, is a town in the southern Gedo region of Somalia.

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The city sits on the Ganana River near the Somali Region in Ethiopia, just 50 km (31 mi) north of Luuq.

Buulo xaawo District lies west of Dolow near the North Eastern Province.

District

Dolow town is the seat of one of the Gedo region's seven districts, Doolow District.

Dolow is located on the border with Ethiopia alongside the Dawa River where it meets the Ganana River. It was recognised as District in mid 19th century

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