| Borama Boorama بوراما |
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Borama
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| Country | Somalia |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Borama |
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| • Mayor | Abdirahman Shide Bile |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Borama (Somali: Boorama, Arabic: بوراما), also known as Borame, is a city in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia.
The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Djibouti and Ethiopia. One of the biggest towns of the British Somaliland protectorate. The city has a population of 300,000 residents,[1] and has been a leading example in community organizing, having been the first area in northwestern Somalia to adopt a self-help scheme during British colonial rule.[2]
Control of Borama is disputed between Awdalland, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
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Borama is the capital of the Awdal province. It is an important educational center and home to Amoud University, the first post-civil war institution of higher learning in Somalia, and EELO American University. The town counts six secondary schools, four of them newly-built: Al Aqsa Secondary School, Ubaya - Ibnuka'ab Secondary School, Al Nuur Secondary School and New Amoud Secondary School. The other two secondary schools in the town are the famous Sh. Ali Jowhar Secondary and Hassan Ardale Secondary School.
Borama is also home to the first school for deaf children in Somalia. Borama Deaf School trains and provides educational services for deaf children that extends to high school. Since the school is the first and only one of its kind, it has attracted a great number of deaf pupils from across the region and even beyond.
Borama is one of the earliest towns founded during the colonial era and was given a status of a district administrative town. Historically, the town was founded and first settled by the British in 1886. It was given district status in 1925. It was captured by the Italians in 1939 during the onset of World War II but was re-captured by the British who returned it to it's previous state.[3]
Borama is a mountainous and hilly city. It has green meadows and fields, and represents a key focal point for wildlife. The town's unusual fertility and greenery in largely arid Somalia has attracted many animals, such as gazelles, birds, and camels.
In addition, the city has four major hotels: Rays Hotel is situated in the western corner of town, next to the Sheera Boorama. Cape Town Hotel, Harawa Hotel and Nasimo Hotel, for their part, are located downtown. Other notable places of accommodation include Borama Hotel and Madina Hotel, which are both situated in the city's interior.
Borama International Airport is the only airport in the Awdal region. It bears the name of Somalia's first Minister of Education, Aden Isaaq.
Airlines: Djibouti Airlines and Daallo Airlines
Destinations: Hargeisa, Bosaso, Burao, Galkacyo, Mogadishu, Djibouti, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Jeddah
Borama is twinned with