Dusmareb District Explained

Official Name:Dusmareb
Other Name:دوسمريب
Native Name:Dhusamareb
Settlement Type:District
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type2:state
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Dusmareb
Leader Title:mayor
Leader Name:cabdiraxmaan cali (gaadaqorow)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:434,080 [1]
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Dusmareb District (Somali: Degmada Dhuusamareeb) is a district in the central Galguduud region of Galmudug state of Somalia. Its capital lies at Dusmareb. Dusmareb is the administrative capital of Galmudug state and the Galguduud region. It is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Hiraab sub-clan of the Habargidir.

A roadside bombing attributed to al-Shabaab killed 13 security forces in Dusmareb on February 6, 2021, shortly after a breakdown in talks about the 2021 Somali presidential election were announced.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Somalia 2017 Post Deyr Acute Food Insecurity - Projection IPC Population Estimates (February - June 2018). fanau.org . 2018-03-08.
  2. News: Somalia: Roadside bombing kills at least 13 after presidential talks break down . February 7, 2021 . msn.com . Deutsche Welle . February 7, 2021.

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