Buq Aqable (), also spelled Buqda, is a District in the central
Hiiran region of
Somalia
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population about 50,000 people living in Buq Aqable constantly. It locates south of Beledweyn city and from Buulobarde. The town was established in early 16th century by elders of
Gaaljecel by Sheik Aden Esse .... clan and it is the base for the
Gaaljecel clan leader (
Ugaas
Ughaz (sometimes spelled ''Ugass'', ''Ugas'' or ''Ougaz'') is a traditional Somali title. It is primarily used by the Dir and Darod clans.
Etymology
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Bu Aqable Has Big Valley's Or Like River or Oceans That Called Duldiir Valley's at about 30kms of Water).
Overview
The town is located south of
Beledweyne
Beledweyne (, ) is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.
The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles (345 km) north of Mogadishu. Beledweyne ...
, the capital of the Hiran region, and 45 km northwest of
Buuloburde.
In March 2014,
Somali Armed Forces
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I ...
assisted by
AMISOM
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troops captured the town from
Al-Shabaab.
The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.
In September 2015, Al-Shabaab retakes the city from Somalia Armed Forces.
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Buqdaaqable
Populated places in Hiran, Somalia
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