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| Coordinates:8°45′34″N48°53′21″E / 8.75944°N 48.88917°E /8.75944; 48.88917 | |
| Regional State |  Puntland |
| Capital | Garowe |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abdirahman Abshir Farah (24 June 2023)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,180 km2 (10,110 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2019[2]) | |
• Total | 473,900 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-NU[3] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.378[4] low ·6th of 18 |
Nugal (Somali:Nugaal,Arabic:نوغال,Italian:Nogal), traditionally known asNugaaleed-Bari orBari-Nugaal meaning eastern Nugaal, orNugaal xaggeeda hoose meaninglower Nugaal, is an administrative region (gobol) in northernSomalia.[5]
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It is bordered bySool to the west,Bari to the north, andMudug to the south and theSomali Region ofEthiopia. The Somali Sea flanks the province to the east. During the 1970s, Nugaal was merged with Sool province as a single province called Nugaal.[6] According to Jaamac Cumar Ciise, the eastern parts of the Nugaal are calledNugaal xaggeeda hoose orNugaal xeebeheeda hoose, meaninglower Nugaal andlower coastal Nugaal respectively.[7] Nugal is centered onGarowe, which serves as the capital of the autonomousPuntland macro-region. The segments of the Nugaal valley from Garowe eastwards is traditionally referred to as Bari-Nugaaleed or Bari-Nugaal, whilst segments of the valley which converge into the Iyah plains are calledJednugaal. Nonetheless,Nugaal proper traditionally refers to segments of the valley west of Garowe.[8]
Nugal is centered onGarowe, which serves as the capital of the autonomousPuntland macro-region. A major geographic feature of the region is theNugaal Valley, a large shallowdrainage basin fed by theNugal andDheer seasonal rivers during the April–June rainy season. The region was established on 8 February 1973.[9]
Towards the east, Nugaal Valley is separated fromNugaaleed-Bari via the region known as Kobo. Kobo was described in colonial sources ruminating about Dervish strength as follows:[10]
During all this time the Mullah and the majority of his karias (tribal encampments) had remained in the Eastern Nogal, in the area known as Kobo, roughly comprised in the triangle Halin, Gerrowei, Kallis. His strategical position here was a very strong one. It was secure from any possible danger of surprise, and he commanded the main routes to the south
— Colonel Kenna
The Nugal region consists of five districts:[11]
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