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Borama
Awdal, Somalia · Africa
About Borama
Borama sits on the route: 15 minutes from Gorayacowl.
Borama is in Awdal, Somalia, with about 600,000 people. The nearest town is Gorayacowl, about 9 km away.
Borama (Somali: Boorama, Arabic: بورما) is the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
During the Middle Ages, Borama was ruled by the Adal Sultanate. It later formed a part of the British Somaliland protectorate inRead more
the first half of the 20th century.
According to a 2023 estimate the city had a population of 300,000, with the broader district having a population of 398,609 according to a UN 2014 population estimate. making it one of the largest cities inside Somaliland. It has been a leading example in community organizing, having been the first area in Somaliland to adopt a self-help scheme in the wake of the civil war.
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Borama is in Awdal, Somalia, about 9 km from Gorayacowl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 597,842
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Somalia
- Region
- Awdal
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates
- 9.9361, 43.1828
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