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Galkayo
Gaalkacyo جالكعيو | |
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  Galkayo Location within Somalia  Galkayo Location within the Horn of Africa  Galkayo Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 06°46′11″N 047°25′51″E / 6.76972°N 47.43083°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Puntland Galmudug |
| Region | Mudug |
| District | Galkacyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayors | Hassan Mohamed Jama (Jidka) (Puntland) Mohamud Abdullahi Kulmiye (Galmudug) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 745,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
Galkayo (Somali: Gaalkacyo, Arabic: جالكعيو,[2] Italian: Gallacaio also known as Rocca Littorio) is the third-largest city in Somalia which serves as the capital of the north-central Mudug region. The city is divided into two administrative areas separated by a loose boundary.[3]
Geographically, Galkayo is divided into four main quarters: Garsoor, Horumar, Israac, and Wadajir. Puntland fully controls Garsoor, Wadajir, and israac (The neutral areas are sited by the Old Galkayo market and the loose boundary, while Galmudug controls Horumar in the south.[4]
Galkayo serves as the capital of the Galkayo District. The city has grown considerably in recent times and serves as a commercial hub.[5]
- ^ "Galkayo City". Fortune of Africa. 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Dr Badal Kariye Ba Bsit Ma Mba & Phd, The Kaleidoscopic Lover: The Civil War in the Horn of Africa & My Itinerary for a Peaceful Lover, (AuthorHouse: 2010), p.116.
- ^ "Addendum to 2010 UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the InternationalProtection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Somalia, relating specifically to the city of Galkacyo" (PDF). Refworld.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Somalia Regional Corridors Infrastructure Programme (SRCIP) (Report). African Development Bank Group. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
The Puntland controlled area comprises of Garsoor, Horumar and Israac sub-districts while Wadajir sub-district is administered by Galmudug State
- ^ Abdul Latif Dahir, Suleiman Abdullahi (3 April 2011). "Galkayo: A peaceful island in Somalia". Africa Review. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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