Bari Region, Somalia
Encyclopedia
Bari is an administrative region (gobol
) in northeastern Somalia
.
and Sool
to the west, Nugaal
to the south, as well as the Gulf of Aden
to the north and the Indian Ocean
to the east.
In terms of land mass, Bari is the largest province in the Somali Republic. The highest point in this region is Mount Bahaya
(2200 meters); other notable peaks include Karkaar
.
ethnic group, with the Majeerteen
and Warsangeli branches of the Harti Darod
especially well-represented.
Regions of Somalia
Somalia is officially divided into eighteen administrative regions , which in turn are subdivided into districts. On a de facto basis, northern Somalia is now divided up among the autonomous states of Puntland and Somaliland...
) in northeastern 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...
.
Overview
It is bordered by the Somalian regions of SanaagSanaag
Sanaag is an administrative region in northern Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo.Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Bari....
and Sool
Sool
Sool is an administrative region in northern Somalia.-Overview:With its capital at Las Anod, Sool is historically known for being the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish movement....
to the west, Nugaal
Nugaal
Nugal is an administrative region in northeastern Somalia.-Overview:It is bordered by Ethiopia and the Somalian regions of Sool to the west, Bari to the north, and Mudug to the south, with the Indian Ocean to the east....
to the south, as well as the Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen, on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which is about 20 miles wide....
to the north and the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
to the east.
In terms of land mass, Bari is the largest province in the Somali Republic. The highest point in this region is Mount Bahaya
Bahaya
Bahaya is the second-tallest mountain in Somalia. It is located east of Bosaso, close to the Red Sea....
(2200 meters); other notable peaks include Karkaar
Karkaar
Karkaar is the name of series of mountains in Northeast portion of Somalia.It is also the name of an administrative region defined by the self-declared autonomous state of Puntland...
.
Demographics
Most of the inhabitants of the Bari region belong to the SomaliSomali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
ethnic group, with the Majeerteen
Majeerteen
The Majeerteen is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Harti confederation of Darod sub-clans, and primarily inhabit the Puntland region in northeastern Somalia....
and Warsangeli branches of the Harti Darod
Darod
The Darod is a Somali clan. The father of this clan is named Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, but is more commonly known as Darod. In the Somali language, the word Daarood means "an enclosed compound," a conflation of the two words daar and ood .The Darod population in Somalia lives principally...
especially well-represented.
Administrative divisions
The Bari region consists of six districts:- Alula District
- Bayla District
- Bosaso DistrictBosaso DistrictBosaso District is a district in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Bosaso....
- Iskushuban DistrictIskushuban DistrictIskushuban District is a district in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Iskushuban....
- Qandala DistrictQandala DistrictQandala District is a district in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Qandala....
- Qardho DistrictQardho DistrictQardho District is the third-largest district in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Its capital is the historic city of Qardho, which has four secondary schools: Shikh Osman Omar, Al Mumtada, Al-Imamu-Nawaw and Alazhar....