Gaulo, Somaliland Explained

Official Name:Gaulo
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Sool#Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gaulo.
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:/
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sool
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2007[1]
Population Total:1080
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:8.9283°N 48.2983°W

Gaulo is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland/Puntland(Somalia[2]).

History

From 1909 until 1910, Gaulo was the capital of the Darawiish.[3] In 1920, the British Army used Gaulo as a forward base for the Taleh offensive against the Darawiish.

A book published in England in 1951 lists the coordinates 8.9°N 65°W as QAULO.

In 2009, World Food Programme (WFP) implemented a program to protect internally displaced persons throughout Puntland, as part of which approximately 50 metric tons of various food items were distributed to 2,052 people in Gaulo.

In November 2013, fighting broke out in Taleh and 90 percent of the residents were evacuated to nearby neighborhoods; Gaulo became one of the evacuation centers along with Halin and others.

In May 2017, Gaulo was hit by drought, but heavy spring rains brought it out of a severe situation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WFP Somalia . April 2007 . Puntland Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment. 2021-06-17.
  2. Web site: Gaulo: Somalia . Geographical Names . 28 December 2019.
  3. Book: Irons . Roy . Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland: Betrayal and Redemption 1899-1921 . Now the British had miraculously and ingloriously retreated, he changed his plans, and moved towards Gaolo (ending up by November 1910 at Goriasan) planning to replenish his stock in the time honoured way, at the expense of the Friendlies..