Bu'ale

Bu'ale

Bu'ale

Capital city of Jubaland in Somalia

Bu'ale (Somali: Bu'aale Arabic: بالي) is an agricultural town in Southern Somalia, the capital of the Middle Juba region and the Capital city of the Jubaland State of Somalia. The district and town are predominantly inhabited by the Jidwaq, Abaskuul, and Bartire tribes, with a small presence of the Ogaden tribe, who migrated to settle in the town after the eviction of Siad Barre in the Gedo region.

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History

Bu'ale was made the capital city for the Jubaland State of Somalia on 2 April 2013.[1]

Since 2014 the town, along with Jilib and Jamame is under the control of militant Islamic extremist group Al-Shabaab.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nuxurka Dastuurka cusub ee Jubaland ee maanta la ansixiyay" [The content of the new Constitution of Jubaland which was approved today]. Dhanaan.com (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  2. [2]
    "Al-Shabaab loses 8 Somali towns since Sept.: AMISOM". worldbulletin.dunyabulteni.net. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
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