Buurhakaba
| Buurhakaba قصبہ Buurhakaba |
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| Coordinates | 2 ° 47 ' N , 44 ° 5' E | ||
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| Country | Somalia | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | SO-BY | ||
| Residents | 28,000 | ||
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Buurhakaba (also written Bur Hakkaba , Buur-Hakba or Bur Acaba ) is a city in the Bay region in southern Somalia . It has a population of around 28,000 and is located southeast of Baidoa , the seat of the Somali transitional government . Buurhakaba is on a road from Baidoa to Afgooye .
The site was fiercely contested in 2006 between the transitional government and the Union of Islamic Courts , from which it was temporarily occupied. Meanwhile, it is under the control of the transitional government and neighboring Ethiopia.
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