Nugal, Somalia

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Nugal
Nugaal
Region

A residential area in Garowe.

Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E / 6.11306; 47.98806Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E / 6.11306; 47.98806
Country  Somalia
Regional State  Puntland
Capital Garowe
Government
 • Governor Omar Abdulahi Farole (Faraweyne)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Nugal (Somali: Nugaal, Arabic: نوغال‎) is an administrative region (gobol) in northeastern Somalia.[1]

Overview

It is bordered by Ethiopia and the Somali regions of Sool to the west, Bari to the north, and Mudug to the south. The Indian Ocean flanks the province to the east.

Nugal is centered on Garowe, the capital of the autonomous Puntland macro-region.

A major geographic feature of the region is the Nugaal Valley, a large shallow drainage basin fed by the Nugal and Dheer seasonal rivers during the April–June rainy season.

Districts

The Nugal region consists of four districts:[2]

Major towns

Notes

  1. ↑ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nugaal Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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