Qoryale

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Qoryale
Qoryale (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 9°4′8″N45°58′13″E / 9.06889°N 45.97028°E / 9.06889; 45.97028
Country Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
Region Togdheer
District Burao District
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Qoryale (Somali : Qoryaale) is a small town in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. [1] [2]

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Overview

Qoryale is located on Somaliland's main tarmac road that connects cities like Hargeisa, Berbera, Burao, Aynaba and Las Anod to neighbouring Somalia. The town itself is situated almost exactly at the center point between the city of Burao and the town of Aynaba, with a distance of 73km and 75km respectively. [3] [4]

Qoryale was founded in 1944 near a well and was and still is populated mainly by nomads from the surrounding area. Nearby is the Qoryooley wadi, of which the town gets its name from. [5]

The estimated terrain elevation above sea level of Qoryale is 791m. [6]

Flora and fauna

Qoryale is home to a diverse set of bird species, including the buff-crested bustard, double-bounded corser and the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, among many others. [7]

Demographics

It is primarily inhabited by the Ahmed Farah sub-division of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq. [8] [9]

Education

The town is home to many primary and secondary schools, including the Qoryaale Boarding Secondary School.

A secondary school was built in the town in recent years. [10]

See also

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References

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  2. "Qoryaale, Somalia, Earth - Things to do in Qoryaale - Geody".
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  5. Maxaad Ka Taqaannaa Taariikhda Degmada Qadiimiga ah ee QORYAALE , retrieved 2021-05-10
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  7. Piot, Bram (December 2010). "Birding in and around Hargeisa, Somaliland" (PDF).
  8. "Waxsansheeg News Ka Daawo:Shirkii Beelweynta Abokor Axmed Oo Si Habsami Ah Uga Socda Degmada Qoryaale Iyo Wax Garadka Beesha Oo Taageeray Magacaabista Degmada Cusub Ee Gebgebo | Waxsansheeg News". waxsansheeg.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  9. admin (2016-07-30). "Daawo Wasiirka Hawlaha Guud Oo Ka Qayb Galay Gunaanadka Shirkii Beesha Abokor Axmed Ee Degmada Qoryaale Khudbad Dhaxal Galana Ka Jeediyay". Qoryaale News. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Qoryaale Secondary School. YouTube .