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- ↑ "Magacley, Somali Region, Ethiopia". et.geoview.info.
- 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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- ↑ Historical Dictionary of Somalia, By Mohamed Haji Mukhtar, page 55 year 2003
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