The Baalade ( so, Toga Baalade, ar, بلدى ), also called Togga Baalade is one of wettest
canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut ...
s (Tog or الوادي) in
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 Constitut ...
, and one of the longest valleys in the country. Its sources starting from the
Cal Miskaad
Cal Miskaad (also Calmiskaad, Al Miskad; so, Buuraha Cal Miskaad; ar, المسكاد, ʿAlamiskad) is a mountain range in Somalia. It stretches across an area between the east of Karin, Somalia, to the tip of the Horn of Africa. Its peak sits ...
mountains and ended up into
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...
near the western outskirts of
Bosaso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mun ...
town. The valley supports variety grazing methods and seasonal vegetable firms. It is also a tourist destination, hosting number of tour destinations, Gaaca is among graceful places of the valley.
There are villages found on the banks of the valley these include Conqor, Riyi heshay, Gubato, and Gerible.
A number of poems refer to the valley, these poems reflect valley significances in particularly its bulk and perennial supply of water. One the poems reads "''Baalade Biyaa laga Helloo lagu barwaaqoowye''". That meant "Baalade owns ever flowing water streams.
Baalade's role in the Economy
The valley's grass firms host tens of thousands of commercial livestock all summer times each year. At that time, shipping companies suspend exporting and importing of all commodities due to the adverse weather such as severe winds and strong waves that is unfavoring maritime transportations to have their normal work, during that time it is locally known as ''Bad-xiran'', and livestock dealers rush to rent grass firms for grazing and sustaining livestock betterment.
These commercial grass firms play critical role in sustaining animal health and to be fit enough for commercial purposes.
External links
Balade, Somalia
References
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Landforms of Somalia
Populated places in Bari, Somalia