Jowle Explained

Official Name:Jowle
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Nugal
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:7.8708°N 48.6733°W

Jowle is a town in the northeastern Nugal region of Somalia.

A water pump built by Norwegian Church Aid on donation funds raised in the Norwegian TV Auction 2014 is placed in Jowle; the pump, which pumps up clean ground water from 150 meters below ground, was by 2017 sustaining 35,000 people in the otherwise drought-ridden Puntland.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Berg Sævereid. Harald. TV-aksjonen ga penger til vanntårn i Somalia - nå holder det liv i 35.000 mennesker. 21 October 2017. Verdens Gang. Norwegian.