Nugaal (region)

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نوغال
Nugaal
Kenia Dschibuti Äthiopien Awdal Woqooyi Galbeed Togdheer Sanaag Sool (Somalia) Bari (Somalia) Nugaal (Region) Mudug Galguduud Hiiraan Shabeellaha Dhexe Banaadir Bakool Bay (Somalia) Gedo Jubbada Dhexe Jubbada Hoose Shabeellaha Hooselocation
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Basic data
Country Somalia
Capital Garoowe
surface 26,180 km²
Residents 392,697 (2013 calculation)
density 15 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 SUN-NU

Coordinates: 8 ° 24 '  N , 48 ° 29'  E

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.

Web links

Commons : Nugaal (Region)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. population estimation survey 2014 ( UNFPA ) table A3
  2. ^ UNHCR: Somalia Country Information
  3. ^ CIA map of Somalia's administrative divisions, 1988