Bu'ale

Bu'ale is a town in the Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe) region of Somalia. It is the capital of the Jubaland State Bu'aale District and the capital of the Jubaland State region as well, situated in the southern Jubba River valley, the city is known for its farming land on the banks of the river Juba. Buale is also the capital of Middle Juba region. [1]

Bu'ale

Bucaale
Capital city of Jubaland
Location in Jubaland, Somalia.
Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 42°35′0″E
Country Somalia
RegionMiddle Juba
DistrictBu'aale
Area
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

History

During the Middle Ages, Bu'ale and its surrounding area was part of the reer shabeele Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Hobyo in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.[2]

In the early modern period, Bu'ale was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into Italian Somaliland protectorate in 1910 after the death of the last Sultan Osman Ahmed.[3] After independence in 1960, the city was made the center of the official Bu'ale District.

Bu'ale was made the capital city for the Jubaland State of Somalia on 2 April 2013.[4]

References
  1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KgcyLd7YI0o
  2. Lee V. Cassanelli, The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600-1900, (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.102.
  3. Cassanelli, Lee Vincent (1973). The Benaadir Past: Essays in Southern Somali History. University Microfilms International. p. 149.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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