Official Name: | Garbaharey |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Somalia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gedo |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Garbaharey |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 386,324 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Garbaharey District (Somali: Degmada Garbahaarey) is a district in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. Its capital is Garbaharey.
The district is mainly populated by the Reer Amir Nuur subclan of the Marehan clan. It was also the base used by Siad Barre, the former President of Somalia after he was expelled from Mogadishu in January 1991.[1] There is a stream that runs on the edge of the town that fills in the rainy season and sometimes cuts off transport entering and exiting the town.[2]