Ballishiil is a topographical feature characterized as a flatland which percolates immediately south from the city of
Buuhoodle
Buuhoodle (, ), also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Khatumo State, Khaatumo and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activ ...
, Somalia, at the westernmost side of the
Ciid
Ciid or 'Iid () is an archaic native geographic name for the land between the region of Mudug and the Nugaal Valley, roughly congruous with the northern Bookh. As such, Ciid constitutes the tripoint of the two former colonial powers British Empi ...
plains. Administratively, the Ballishiil plains are situated at the northeast corner of the
Danot woreda in the Doollo zone of Ethiopia. The seventy-second poem of the Sayid described Ballishiil as being a place of ponds and as the traditional homelands of the Cali Geri tribe. It includes towns such as Xamar-laguxidh, Boqonka and Cunbaal.
[Diiwaanka gabayadii, 1856-1921 - Maxamad Cabdulle Xasan ยท 1999, PAGE 83]
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Ciid
Landforms of Ethiopia
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