Luuq Luuq Maadow Luuq Ganaane | |
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| Nickname: Luuq Aw Maadow | |
| Motto: Go to Luuq for Appeal | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Jubaland |
| Region | Gedo |
| Capital | Luuq |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 200,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Luuq District (Somali:Degmada Luuq) is adistrict in the southwesternGedo region ofSomalia. Its capital is the city ofLuuq.
Luuq is a historical city that hosted many conflicts betweenThe Battle of Luuq (1896-1900) where theGasaargude dynasty/Geledi kingdom (Gobron army) defeated Menelik II.
Luuq and it's Gasaargude sultanate was detailed in the work ofit:Ugo Ferrandi in his book'''Lugh, emporio commerciale sul Giuba'' written in 1903. 1990s.[1]
Luuq currently is a multicultural city with many clans including mainly Rahweyn (Gasargude, Malinweyne, Gawaweyn etc) and Marihan(Rer Ahmed, Rer Isaaq, Reer Hassan etc).
Gedo joined the growing trend ofIslamic Courts Union at the start of theSomali Civil War and local sharia courts succeeded in making Luuq District one of Somalia's safest areas for much of the 1990s.[2]
Parallel with this first court in Mogadishu, Sheikh Mohamed Haji Yusuf and Sheikh Mohamud A. Nur established a new Islamic court in the Luq district of Gedo region in 1992. This court was more successful than the one attempted in Mogadishu. These scholars succeeded in creating a secure environment in the area, and for a while, from 1992 to 1997, Luq district was the safest area in Somalia.
