Luuq

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Luuq (Somalia)
Luuq
Luuq
Situation in Somalia

The location of the city of Luuq

Luuq (also Lūq , Luuk or Lugh Ganane ) is a city in southern Somalia with 5897 inhabitants. It is located in the Gedo region on the Jubba River , around 50 km from the - disputed - border with Ethiopia . The village is located on the constriction of a peninsula, which is formed by a loop of the Juba.

Former Somali President and dictator Siad Barre was born in Luuq / Ganane.

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  1. ↑ World Gazetteer: Luuq. Retrieved January 3, 2010 (multilingual).

Coordinates: 3 ° 48 '  N , 42 ° 33'  E