Official Name: | Dolow |
Native Name: | Doolow |
Other Name: | Dolo |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somalia |
Coordinates: | 4.15°N 42.0833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Somalia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Gedo |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Dolow District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Mohamed Lafey |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Dolow (Somali: Dooloow; Italian: Dolo), also spelled Doolow, is a town in the southern Gedo region of Somalia.
The city sits on the Jubba River near the Somali Region in Ethiopia, just 50km (30miles) north of Luuq.
Buulo xaawo District lies west of Dolow near the North Eastern Province.
Dolow town is the seat of one of the Gedo region's seven districts, Doolow District.
Dolow is located on the border with Ethiopia alongside the Dawa River where it meets the Juba River.It was recognised as District in mid 19th century