Burtinle
Encyclopedia
Burtinle is a small town in the Nugaal
province of the autonomous Puntland
region in northeastern Somalia
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of the Nugaal region. It lies between Galkacyo and Garoowe
, close to the border with Ethiopia
.
The town is one of the fastest growing settlements in the region.
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....
province of the autonomous Puntland
Puntland
Puntland , officially the Puntland State of Somalia , is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998....
region 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...
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Overview
Burtinle is situated in the Burtinle DistrictBurtinle District
Burtinle District is a district in the northeastern Nugaal region of Somalia. It has its capital at Burtinle....
of the Nugaal region. It lies between Galkacyo and Garoowe
Garoowe
Garowe is the administrative capital of the Puntland region in northeastern Somalia.Ruled in the 19th century by the Majeerteen Sultanate, it would later be incorporated into Italian Somaliland....
, close to the border with Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
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The town is one of the fastest growing settlements in the region.