Nugaal (also spelled Nogal ; Arabic نوغال Nūghāl ) is a region in central Somalia and part of the de facto autonomous, internationally not recognized Puntland . Their capital is Garoowe .
Another city is Eyl . The southern neighboring region is called Mudug , to the north of Nugaal is Bari and to the west is Sool , which used to be part of Nugaal. In the southwest, Nugaal borders Ethiopia and in the east lies the Indian Ocean . The coast of Nugaal was hit by the tsunami on December 26, 2004 .
Nugaal takes its name from the river Nugaal or Nogal, in whose valley (Nugaaleed valley or Nogal valley) the region lies.
(Predecessor and successor or collapsing states or regimes and their political system)
Colonial times
Majerteen Sultanate (1600–1924) |
State of the dervishes (1896–1920, independence movement / militia) |
German colonial efforts (1885–1890, protection treaties) |
Italian Somaliland (from 1888 protectorate under civil administration by colonial societies, from 1905 colony) |
Oltre Giuba (1924–1926), independent colony until it was incorporated into Ital.-Somaliland) |
Italian East Africa (1936–1941 contained Somalia as a sub-area, from 1940 including conquered British Somaliland) |
British Somaliland ( administered from British India from 1884, under the Foreign Office from 1903, 1905–1940 and from 1941 Colonial Office)
SomaliaRepublic of Somalia (July 1960 - October 1969, democratic presidential system) Democratic Republic of Somalia (October 1969 - January 1991, socialist one-party state, dictatorship under Siad Barre)
Somalia
Civil war period, collapse of the central state (claims to recognition)
Awdalland (1995) and Awdal State of Somalia (2009) |
Azania State of Somalia (2011-2013) |
Galmudug State of Somalia (since 2006) |
Hiiraan State of Somalia (2010-2015) |
Himan and Heeb State of Somalia (2010–2015) |
Jubaland (1998-2001) and Jubaland State of Somalia (since 2013) |
Khatumo State of Somalia (since 2012) |
Maakhir State of Somalia (2007–2009) | Ras Aseyr State of Somalia (since 2011) |
Saylac & Lughaya State of Somalia (2011) | Shabelle State of Somalia (since 2014) |
South West Somalia (1995–2004) and South West State (since 2014) |
Puntland (since 1998)
Puntland