Gardafuul

Gardafuul is a region in north-west Puntland, Somalia. It is an administrative province of Puntland created in 2013 that was carved out of the Bari Province. It is named after Marinka Gardafuul (Guardafui Channel). Most locals work as fisherman along the coast of Badda Gardafuul (Guardafui Sea). Its capital is Aluula.[1]

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Gobolka Gardafuul
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Gardafuul is number 3.
Gardafuul is number 3.
Country Puntland
CapitalAluula
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

On July 20, 2013, the Puntland Parliament approved Gardafuul to become the ninth province of Puntland. At the same time, representatives of Gardafuul were appointed as the Third Deputy Secretary of Security and the Deputy Secretary of Justice of Puntland.[2][3] Its capital is Alula[3] and its governor is Musse Salah.[4]

Due to lack of clarity regarding district boundaries, Gardafue has a dispute with Bargaal over control of the small port of Binna.[5]

See also

References
  1. Kiss, Álmos Péter, János Besenyő, and István Tibor Resperger. "Szomália: országismertető." (2014).
  2. "Wasiir kuxigeeno iyo gobolka cusub ee Gardafuul oo maanta mudanayaasha Puntland ansixiyeen". baargaal.net. July 20, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. "Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new region and cabinet members". Garowe Online. July 21, 2013. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Puntland Parliament Speaker Abdirashid Mohamed Hirsi told the media that the 30th parliamentary session of Puntland MPs approved Guardafu region, a proposed region in north east Puntland whose capital will be Alula and three Deputy Ministers appointed by Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole.
  4. Hassan, Abdiqani; Houreld, Katharine (August 20, 2020). "Somali pirates release last three hostages as armed men attack Panama-flagged ship". Reuters. Musse Salah, the governor of Gardafu in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland
  5. Interpeace (November 15, 2015). "Peace in Puntland: Mapping the Progress" (PDF). p. 20. FGD participants argued that successive Puntland administrations redrew district boundaries and regions to buy support, without pursuing a clear strategy or following defined eligibility criteria or regulations. This has resulted in fierce contention between the old and new districts over jurisdiction. For instance, Gumbah, a new district situated in the recently established region of Gardafu, conflicts with its mother district, Bargaal, over the control of Binna, a small seaport that lies eight kilometres south of Bargaal.


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