Official Name: | Berdale |
Native Name: | Berdaali |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | 2.9833°N 44.2833°W |
Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somalia. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Somalia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Bay |
Subdivision Name2: | Berdale |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Berdale (Maay: Berdaali, Somali: Berdaale) is a town in the southern Bay region of Somalia, in South West State of Somalia, and is also known as Bardale.[1] It is the center of the Berdale District.
On 4 May, 2020, this was the site of an aircraft shootdown incident. A chartered cargo flight carrying medical supplies and mosquito nets, including supplies to assist in the coronavirus pandemic, was shot down by Ethiopian troops fearing a suicide attack.[2]