Bari ( Somali : Bari , Arabic : بري ) is an administrative region ( gobol ) in northeastern Somalia that consists of six districts: Qandala , Iskushuban , Aluula , Bosaso , Bandarbeyla , and Qardho . The port city of Bosaso is the capital of the region and the largest city in Bari. The region is part of the autonomous Somali state of Puntland .
7-585: Gumbax (also spelled Gumbah ) is a district of Bari a province in the autonomous Puntland region in Somalia . In the district lies the village of Gumbah . This Somalia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bari, Somalia It is bordered by Sool and Sanaag to the west, Nugal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Guardafui Channel to
14-572: The Cal Miskaad (Al Miskaad) mountain range in Bari from rival militant group Al Shabaab . Most of the inhabitants of the Bari region belong to the Somali ethnic group including Warsangeli , Majeerteen ,madhibaan Deshiishe , Kaskiqabe ,Leelkase Darood clans and other clans According to the 2015 Population Estimation Survey, the population was 1,887,568 inhabitants. This figure combines both
21-655: The Transitional Constitution of the Puntland Regional Government of 2001, Puntland's territory is defined in terms of Somalia's official regions, Bari being one of them. In the years thereafter, Puntland changed its internal administrative division, and the Bari region was split in two: the southern half, roughly coinciding with the Qardho and Bandarbayla Districts, became the new region of Karkaar (also spelled as Karkar). It
28-581: The east. It is located on the tip of the Horn of Africa . Its name, Bari, literally means East in Somali. In terms of landmass, Bari is the largest region in Somalia. The highest point in this region is Mount Bahaya , the third tallest mountain in Somalia with an elevation of 2120 meters; other notable peaks include Karkaar and Cal Miskaad mountains. In 2024, Islamic State (IS) fighters wrested control of
35-423: The rural and urban populations of Bari as well all IDPs (internally displaced persons). In the official administrative divisions of Somalia , the Bari region consists of the following seven districts: The Bari region is the largest region of the 18 administrative regions of Somalia and it contains following districts. In 1998, Bari became a part of Puntland , an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. In
42-516: Was reported to have been elected as its president. Later, Barre Fatah Said there were possibilities of starting negotiation between Puntland Government and the founders of Raas Assayr state. The leaders of this prospective polity retracted their claims a few months later in June 2012, indicating that they now supported Puntland and were satisfied with the Puntland authorities' new development projects in
49-499: Was subdivided into five new districts: Qardho, Bandarbayla, Waiye , Rako and Hafun Armo District . The northern half continued to be known as Bari and was split into seven districts: five of them keeping their original names ( Bosaso , Iskushuban , Ufayn , Qandala and Alula ), as well as three new ones: Carmo , Tisjiic and Bargal . Radio Galkacyo reported on 19 April 2011 that a new administration, called Raas Asayr, had been declared in parts of Bari Region. Farah Mahmud Yusuf
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