Dalweyn is a town in the Bari 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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History

The city was first established by Bile Nuur, a well-known leader hailing from the Reer Zekeriye sub-clan of the Dashiishe 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...

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Geography

Dalweyn is situated about 142 km south of Bosaso, near the town of Qardho

Qardho

Qardho is a town in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. It is the center of the Qardho District.-References:*...

. It is strategically located and is rich in natural resources.