Mahaday | |
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| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Middle Shebelle |
| Capital | Mahaday |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mahaday District is a district of the Middle Shebelle region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Mahaday.
Mahaday | |
|---|---|
| Country | Somalia |
| Region | Middle Shebelle |
| Capital | Mahaday |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mahaday District is a district of the Middle Shebelle region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Mahaday.
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is on the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of around 17.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis. The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary language. The people of Somalia are Muslims, the majority of them Sunni.
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), with approximately 6.2 million residents as of 2024. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The Government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which, as the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic.
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Togdheer is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
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Bay is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
Galkayo is the third-largest city in Somalia which serves as the capital of the north-central Mudug region. The city is divided into two administrative areas separated by a loose boundary.
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A series of battles in Hiraan, Shabeellaha Dhexe and Galgudug, between rebels of al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam and Somali government forces and ICU militants loyal to the government, erupted during spring 2009. The fighting led to al-Shabaab capturing major government strongholds and Ethiopian forces re-entering Somalia and setting up bases in Hiraan. There was a halt in fighting during a government offensive in Mogadishu, which started on May 22.
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Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi) is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar. Jalalaqsi is among a few cities away from the main road of somalia that connects most of the cities in the nation, the main road pases Jimbiley which is 9km away from Jalalaqsi, yet there is no road that connects from Jimbiley to Jalalaqsi except rough road to Jalalaqsi
Mahaday is a town in the southwestern Middle Shabelle region of Somalia.
The Gaalje'el, , or Habar Tigaalle is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins trace back to Samaale. The Galje'el clan belong to the Major Saransor clans who is also sub clan of Wider Gardhere Samaale clans. The Clan is well known for their fierce battles against the Italian colonialists who were unable to occupy their land. This clan is also known for fighting against the Abyssinians for a long time who wanted to expand in the area of the Shabelle River, one of the biggest battles was the Battle of Dafet, at that time Abyssinians want to capture Dafet, entering from Shabelle River, but Gaalje'el fought back and defeated Abyssian and pushed them back; 1500 Amhara horsemen were killed in that battle.
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The Mahaday Attack began on April 1 until April 6, 1924, near Mahaday, Italian Somaliland. This episode, known as the Mahaddei Attack, stands as a significant chapter in the anti-colonial struggles of the Italian-Somali territories during this period.
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