Bacadweyne is a city located in the municipality of Bacadweyne district in the
Mudug
Mudug () 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, to the north and south by the Somali regions of Nu ...
region of
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
Bacadweyne is an ancient city well known for Islamic education, business and the production of salt. The natural salt from the Bacadweyne municipality is sold throughout Somalia and Ethiopia. There are also fertile lush lands in certain townships governed by the municipality of Bacadweyne. Those green zones are utilized by farmers, cattle herders, and camel herders. The camel from Bacadweyne have been transported to Saudi Arabia through the Indho Deero Companies for over twenty years.
On March 12th 2024,
Al Shabaab militants seized Bacadweyne from local government forces, following their withdrawal from the town the previous day
Bacadweyne municipality is one of the main towns in Mudug.
Developments
Bacadweyne is continually developing. Bacadweyne City has a middle school, secondary school, 16 Quran memorization institutes, police station, and a prison.
There is construction taking place to complete the downtown area of the city, the Bacadweyne Local Hospital, and the Bacadweyne Technical Institute.
Bacadweyne Airport has been completed and is in use.
References
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Populated places in Mudug