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Region | Bari |
Capital | Qandala |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Qandala District (Somali : Degmada Qandala), also spelled Candala District is a district in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Qandala (Candala).
Bari is an administrative region (gobol) in northeastern Somalia comprising six districts: Qandala, iskushuban, Aluula, Bosaso, bandar Belyla, and Qardho.
Qandala is an ancient port town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia.
The Leelkase or Lailkase or Lelkase is a major subclan of the Tanade Darod clan. The term "Leelkase" is a nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart or intelligent”
Zaptié was the designation given to locally raised gendarmerie units in the Italian colonies of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Eritrea and Somaliland between 1888 and 1943.
Puntland, officially the Puntland State of Somalia, is officially a federal member state in north-eastern Somalia though it is, as of April 2024 A independent state until constitutional changes.The capital of Puntland is Garowe.
Damo is a historic port town located in northeastern Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region, 5 km west of Cape Guardafui.
Essina was an ancient emporium located on the southeastern coast of present-day Somalia in the Horn of Africa.
The Ali Fahiye Geedi Primary and Intermediary School is an educational institution in Qandala, situated in the northeastern Puntland region of Somalia. It is located around 75 kilometres (47 mi) east of Bosaso, the state's commercial capital. The institution serves about 200 students.
Ra'as Aseir formerly known as Gardafu is a region in north-east of Puntland, Somalia. It is an administrative province of Puntland created in 2013 that was carved out of the Bari Province. It is named after Marinka Gardafu. Most locals work as fisherman along the coast, and it home to the largest date farm in Somalia In the city of geesaley. The province capital is Aluula a coastal town with an extensive mangrove forest. Aluula is also the northernmost point in Somalia.
Candala Airport is an airstrip serving Candala, a town in the northeastern Bari region in Puntland, Somalia.
Shire Haji Farah Yusuf is a Somali entrepreneur, and former Puntland Minister of Planning and International Relations.
Habo is a small town in the Bari province of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia.
Ras Filuk, also known as Cape Elephant, is a headland in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region.
Abdul Qādir Mūmin is a Somali Islamist and the leader of the Islamic State in Somalia. He was formerly a senior religious authority in al-Shabaab.
The Islamic State – Somalia Province or Abnaa ul-Calipha is an Islamic State affiliate that primarily operates in the mountainous areas of Puntland, and which has also claimed responsibility for several terrorist attacks throughout the rest of Somalia. The group first appeared in the latter half of 2015 when pro-Islamic State fighters within Al-Shabaab defected and pledged allegiance to ISIS caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Led by Sheikh Abdul Qadir Mumin, the group has an estimated 500-700 fighters.
The Qandala campaign began when the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) attacked and captured the town of Qandala in Bari, Puntland, Somalia on 26 October 2016. This takeover resulted in the displacement of over 25,700 civilians and an eventual counter-offensive by the Puntland Security Force, which succeeded in driving ISS from Qandala on 7 December, and thereafter government units continued to attack the militants' hideouts in the nearby mountains until 18 December. The fall of Qandala was the second time that an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-affiliated group had captured a town in Somalia, but whereas the first takeover had lasted only for a very short time, ISS had managed to hold Qandala, a town of both major strategic as well as symbolic importance, for over a month.
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Somalia, and one of few tropical cyclones to do so in the country. The seventh depression, third cyclonic storm, and second very severe cyclonic storm of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Gati formed from an area of low pressure in the Arabian Sea, on 21 November. The storm then explosively intensified, becoming a very severe tropical cyclone and reaching its peak intensity, the following day. Gati weakened slightly before making landfall in northeastern Somalia on 22 November. Gati was the first hurricane-force cyclone to make landfall in Somalia on record. Gati then weakened and became disorganized as it moved inland. The JTWC issued its final advisory on Gati shortly after it moved into the Gulf of Aden on 23 November. The name Gati was suggested by India, which means 'motion' in Hindi.
Isse Mohamoud Yusuf ''Yuluh'' a former pirate who is involved in various illegal activities in Bari, Puntland, Somalia. He serves as a weapons and logistics facilitator for ISIS-Somalia, operating as part of the Qandala-Hafun network. His role includes smuggling weapons.
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