Yed | |
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| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Bakool |
| Capital | Yed |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Yed District (Somali : Degmada Yeed) also known as Yeed District is a district of the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is Yed.
Yed | |
|---|---|
| Country | Somalia |
| Region | Bakool |
| Capital | Yed |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Yed District (Somali : Degmada Yeed) also known as Yeed District is a district of the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. Its capital is Yed.
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Yed or YED may refer to:
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Delta Ophiuchi, formally named Yed Prior, is a star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It forms a naked-eye optical double with Epsilon Ophiuchi. The apparent visual magnitude is 2.75, making this a third-magnitude star and the fourth-brightest in the constellation. Parallax measurements from the Hipparcos spacecraft yield a distance estimate of approximately 171 light-years from the Sun.
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Yeed, also spelled Yed, is a town in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia. It is situated in the Yed District.
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