Galdogob
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Galdogob also spelled Goldogob, is a town located in the north-central Mudug
Somalia
. It lies approximately six kilometers southeast of the border with Ethiopia
.
Ogaden
. It is a spot to rest for Somali travelers heading to and from Addis Ababa
, Werder
, Djibouti
, Jijiga
, Dire Dawa
, and Geladi. Over 100 buses and heavy trucks pass through the city daily.
Galdogob is a rapidly growing town.It houses the largest hospital
in Somalia. It has a very reliable electricity
and telecommunication
s sector. The district's fresh water is provided by the Galdogob Water System (GWS), which was founded by a group of local businessmen. The Horn Aid Foundation, a Somali non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, United States
, is also raising money to build a world class Library and Technology Center.
All this has helped Galdogob develop into a large, urban town. It was, and still is, one of the most peaceful districts of Somalia during and after the fifteen-year absence of a central Somali national government. Visitors to Galdogob will find high-speed internet cafés, hotels, taxis, and all kinds of creature comforts. Education plays a vital role in the lives of the people, and private schools teach computer skills, English
, mathematics, science, and Islam
ic studies. Galdogob International Airport is undergoing the final stages of the AFIN project, and is expected to be finished in early 2008.
Galdogob also has a thriving livestock
industry: hundreds of thousands of camel
s, sheep, goat
s and cattle
are purchased here and shipped through the busy port of Bosaso every year. The city's livestock trade is at its most brisk during the hajj
period, when over a hundred thousand heads of livestock are sold and shipped to the Gulf states
again through Bosaso. Galdogob has recently also seen the arrival of migrants from the more southernly areas of Somalia seeking work and a safer place to live.
With the Horn of Africa Free Zone Authority (HAFZA) undertaking a rail transport
project in the city, Galdogob is soon to serve as a point of transfer for the movement of goods between Somalia and Ethiopia.
Mudug
Mudug is an administrative region in north-central Somalia. Bordered by the Ogaden, the Somalian regions of Nugaal and Galguduud, and the Indian Ocean, its capital is the city of Galkacyo.-Districts:...
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...
. It lies approximately six kilometers southeast of 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...
.
Overview
Galdogob was established around 1950s by Ahmed Aden Isahaq known as Garweyne,he was the first one to built a house.It consists of few villages,most famous ones are Goldogobti hore(old Goldogob),Bula xanan,Naxarka,Daqsiiley and kontorolka.It has a population of around 140,000. Galdogob is strategically located on one of the oldest roads going into Ethiopia's portion of the Somali-majoritySomali 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...
Ogaden
Ogaden
Ogaden is the name of a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Somali and Muslim. The title "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by Somali irredentists.The region, which is...
. It is a spot to rest for Somali travelers heading to and from Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, Werder
Werder, Ethiopia
Werder is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Werder Zone of the Somali Region, Werder has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 541 meters above sea level...
, Djibouti
Djibouti
Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
, Jijiga
Jijiga
Jijiga is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region of that country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with Somalia, this city has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,609 meters above sea...
, Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia . This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura....
, and Geladi. Over 100 buses and heavy trucks pass through the city daily.
Galdogob is a rapidly growing town.It houses the largest hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Somalia. It has a very reliable electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
and telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
s sector. The district's fresh water is provided by the Galdogob Water System (GWS), which was founded by a group of local businessmen. The Horn Aid Foundation, a Somali non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, is also raising money to build a world class Library and Technology Center.
All this has helped Galdogob develop into a large, urban town. It was, and still is, one of the most peaceful districts of Somalia during and after the fifteen-year absence of a central Somali national government. Visitors to Galdogob will find high-speed internet cafés, hotels, taxis, and all kinds of creature comforts. Education plays a vital role in the lives of the people, and private schools teach computer skills, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, mathematics, science, and Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic studies. Galdogob International Airport is undergoing the final stages of the AFIN project, and is expected to be finished in early 2008.
Galdogob also has a thriving livestock
Livestock
Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
industry: hundreds of thousands of camel
Camel
A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the bactrian has two humps. Dromedaries are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia,...
s, sheep, goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
s and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
are purchased here and shipped through the busy port of Bosaso every year. The city's livestock trade is at its most brisk during the hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
period, when over a hundred thousand heads of livestock are sold and shipped to the Gulf states
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....
again through Bosaso. Galdogob has recently also seen the arrival of migrants from the more southernly areas of Somalia seeking work and a safer place to live.
With the Horn of Africa Free Zone Authority (HAFZA) undertaking a rail transport
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
project in the city, Galdogob is soon to serve as a point of transfer for the movement of goods between Somalia and Ethiopia.