Bari, Somalia

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Location of Bari in Puntland, Somalia.
Location of Bari in Puntland, Somalia.

Bari (Somali: Bari) is an administrative region (gobolka) in northern Somalia. Major cities include Bosaso (the capital) and Qardho. It is bordered by regions Sanaag and Sool to the west, Nugaal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. In terms of land mass, Bari is the largest province in the Somali republic. The majority of the inhabitants belong to the Ali Saleebaan subclan of the Majeerteen, and the Mohamud_Ali sucblan of the Leelkase, who are both of the larger Darood tribe.

It was particularly hard hit by the Tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Over a hundred people were killed on the Hafun peninsula and the coastal road, linking the area with the rest of Somalia, was severely damaged.

[edit] Division into Bari and Karkaar

According to the government of the autonomous state of Puntland, the Bari region is divided into two administrative regions: Bari in the north ( with its capital being Bosaso ) and Karkaar in the south ( with its capital being Qardho ).[1]

[edit] Districts

There are Seven official Somalia districts in Bari[2][3]:

  1. Alula District
  2. Bender Bayla District
  3. Bosaso District - Capital city of Bari Region.
  4. Iskushuban District
  5. Qandala District
  6. Qardho District
  7. Carmo

There are tribal areas, which are sometimes called districts, around the following places:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Puntland State. Puntland State Government. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  2. ^ "Districts of Somalia" Statoids 31 December 1990
  3. ^ "Somalia National Peace Plan: Annex V" 31 December 1990
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