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Galdogob ( so, Galdogob, ar, جلدغب) is a border town wholly administered by the semi-autonomous
Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
State of Somalia, and serves as the capital of the
Galdogob District Galdogob District ( so, Degmada Galdogob) is a district in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. Its capital is Galdogob Galdogob ( so, Galdogob, ar, جلدغب) is a border town wholly administered by the semi-autonomous Puntland State o ...
within the
Mudug Mudug ( so, Mudug; it, Mudugh) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north-central Somalia. The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005. Overview Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,Országismertető - Szomália ...
region. The town technically straddles the disputed 1950s-era Provisional Administrative Line, as depicted on virtually all worldwide maps, from north-central
Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
.


Climate

Galdogob has a hot arid climate (
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''BWh''). The coldest average temperatures occur during the winter months of November to February, when thermometer readings range from . The weather slowly heats up in the spring, as the April rainy season begins. Average temperatures later reach a maximum of around 41 °C over the summer period. Come September, a gradual fall chill starts to set in again.


Education

Galdogob has several academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 25 primary schools and 5 secondary schools in the Galdogob District. Among these are Ciro, Al-Nur Galdogob, Kulmiye Galdogob and Qansaxle. Secondary schools in the area include Ain Shams and Galdogob Secondary. Higher learning is provided by AED informal education college, and Puntland State University SU


Notable residents

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Mohammed Awale Liban Hagi Mohammed Awale Liban ( so, Maxamed Cawaale Liibaan, ar, محمد عوالي ليبان ) was a Somali scholar. He is noted for having designed the flag of Somalia in 1954.Maria Costantino, ''The Illustrated Flag Handbook'', (Gramercy Books: ...
– designer of the Somali flag *
Said Sheikh Samatar Said Sheikh Samatar ( so, Siciid Sheekh Samatar, ar, سعيد الشيخ سمتر‎; 1943–24 February 2015) was a prominent Somali scholar and writer. Biography Early years Said was born in 1943 in the Ogaden in Ethiopia to Faduma and Sh ...
(1943– 24 February 2015) – scholar and writer * Sadik Warfa – Member of the Somalia Parliament and Minister for Labour and social affairs of the Somali government


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References

*{{cite book , title = AF press clips, Volume 17 , publisher = Bureau of African Affairs, Dept. of State, U.S.A. , year = 1982, url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y2zjAAAAMAAJ * https://www.facebook.com/Goldogob?fref=ts


External links


HAFZA Railway project
Populated places in Mudug