Dhamasa
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Overview
The settlement was founded in the early 1950s by 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...
nomads from the larger region. Dhamasa is bordered by Beledhawo
Beledhawo
Beled Hawo is the second largest city in Gedo, the largest province in Somalia situated in the southwestern part of the country. The town is also the headquarters of Beled Hawo District, which, like most other districts in the region, is named after its principal town.-History:Beled Hawo was...
, Baardheere and Ceelwaaq.
The town has an estimated population of 27,000 residents.