Balcad District
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Bal'ad District is a district in the southeastern Shabeellaha Dhexe
region of Somalia
. Its capital lies at Balcad
.
Shabeellaha Dhexe
-Overview:It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galgudud, Hiran, Lower Shebelle, and Banadir, as well as the Indian Ocean.As part of the former Benadir region, Shabeellaha Dhexe's capital was Mogadishu up until the mid-1980s, when the town of Jowhar became the capital...
region of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. Its capital lies at Balcad
Balcad
Balcad , or Bal'ad, is a town in the southeastern Shabeellaha Hoose region of Somalia. It is situated in the Balcad District.-References:*...
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