Iskushuban (, ) is a small town in the northeastern

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

province 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 ...

on the

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

. A historical settlement, it is situated in the autonomous

Puntland Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its fou ...

state. It lies along the 50th meridian east.

Overview

Iskushuban is the centre of the Iskushuban District. It lies 80 km east of

Qardho Qardho (, ), also known as Gardo, is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia, a district within the autonomous state of Puntland. History Until Somalia's Independence Qardho is one of a series of ancient settlements in northern Somalia. ...

and 150 km south of Bosaso, the commercial capital of the Puntland region. In the Arie valley, midway between the town and Qardho, once lay a sizeable city that had considerable structures with thick walls. Iskushuban is renowned for its seasonal waterfalls, which are the second largest in the country after those at Lamadaya in the northern

Sanaag Sanag (, ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.Regions of Somalia
Sa ...

region. In the early modern period, Iskushuban was a part of the

Majeerteen Sultanate The Majeerteen Sultanate (, ), or Majerteen Kingdom also known as Majeerteenia and/or Migiurtinia, was a Somali kingdom centered in the Horn of Africa. Ruled by Boqor Osman Mahamuud during its golden age, the sultanate controlled the areas co ...

(Migiurtinia), centered in Aluula. It was later incorporated into

Italian Somaliland Italian Somaliland (; ; ) was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia, which was ruled in the 19th century by the Sultanate of Hobyo and the Majeerteen Sultanate in the north, and by the Hiraab Imamate and ...

during the early 20th century.

Demographics

Iskushuban has a population of around 17,000 inhabitants. The broader Iskushuban District has a total population of 45,027 residents.

Education

Iskushuban has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 8 primary schools in the Iskushuban District. Among these are Timirshe, Meeladeen, Gargoore and Iskushuban Primary.

Gallery

File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (07).jpg, A view of Iskushuban File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (03).jpg, Entering main street File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (01).jpg, Front view of the Italian fortress/citadel File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (02).jpg, Italian stele in the citadel Image:Iskushuban8.jpg, Iskushuban waterfalls Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (16).jpg, Main street

Notes

References

Iskushuban
Populated places in Bari, Somalia {{somalia-geo-stub Waterfalls of Somalia