Mataban District

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Matabaan
Town
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Matabaan
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 5°12′N45°32′E / 5.200°N 45.533°E / 5.200; 45.533
CountryFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
State Hirshabelle
Region Hiran
Government
  Type Mayor-Council-Commission
Area
  Total4 sq mi (10 km2)
Elevation
300 ft (100 m)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s) 252
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Mataban

Mataban District is a district in the central Hiran region of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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  3. "Report: Radical Somali Fighters Moving into Central Regions | Voice of America - English".
  4. "Aqriso magacyada iyo beelaha ay kasoo kala jeedaan wasiirada Hirshabelle". 21 February 2017.
  5. "Aqriso liiska: Sida beelaha loogu qeybiyey xildhibaanada maamulka Hiiraan iyo Sh/Dhexe". 19 September 2016.
  6. https://geographics3.org/geographic_names/nameamazonaws.php?uni=com/ww-4571098&fid=5785&c=somaliaarticle-cache-1/so/Cayr [ dead link ]
  7. "Qaabka Qabiilada Sh/Dhexe iyo Hiiraan Ay u helayaan Xildhibaanada oo la soo Saaray". 20 September 2016.
  8. "Mataban, Somalia - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".