Bari, Somalia

Bari
Bari
Region
	Bosaso: 2009
	Location in africa.
	Coordinates: 11°17′47″N 48°00′00″E / 11.29639°N 48.00000°E
Country	Somalia
Regional State	Puntland
Capital and largest	Bosaso
Government
• Type	Region
• Governor	Abulsamad Gallan
Area
• Total	85,088 km2 (32,853 sq mi)
Population (2019 estimate)
• Total	949,700
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	252
HDI (2022)	0.429; low · 4th of 18

Bari (Somali: Bari, Arabic: بري) is an administrative region (gobol) in northeastern Somalia^[3] that consists of six districts: Qandala, Iskushuban, Aluula, Bosaso, Bandarbeyla, and Qardho. The port city of Bosaso is the capital of the region and the largest city in Bari. The region is part of the autonomous Somali state of Puntland.

Overview

It is bordered by Sool and Sanaag to the west, Nugal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Guardafui Channel to the east. It is located on the tip of the Horn of Africa. Its name, Bari, literally means East in Somali.^[4]

In terms of landmass, Bari is the largest region in Somalia.^[5] The highest point in this region is Mount Bahaya, the third tallest mountain in Somalia with an elevation of 2120 meters; other notable peaks include Karkaar and Cal Miskaad mountains.

In 2024, Islamic State (IS) fighters wrested control of the Cal Miskaad (Al Miskaad) mountain range in Bari from rival militant group Al Shabaab.^[6]^[7]

Demographics

Most of the inhabitants of the Bari region belong to the Somali ethnic group including Warsangeli, Majeerteen,madhibaan Deshiishe, Kaskiqabe ,Leelkase Darood clans and other clans ^[8]^[9] According to the 2015 Population Estimation Survey, the population was 1,887,568 inhabitants. This figure combines both the rural and urban populations of Bari as well all IDPs (internally displaced persons).^[10]^[11]

Administrative divisions

Populated places in Bari.
AfR=Af Ruugleey, AfU=Af Urur, Al=Alula, Ar=Armo, As=Ashira, Bari, Bc=Bacaad, BD=Balli Dhiddin, Be=Bereeda, BG=Bargal, BL=Bayla, Ba=Bacaad, BC=Booco, Bo=Bosaso, BS=Bandar Siyada, Bu=Bur Gaban, Da=Dalweyn, Da=Dangorayo, El=El Dahir, Ju=Juurile, ER=El Dhurre, Fo=Foar, Ga=Galgala, Hb= Habeeno, Ge=Geesaley, Gu=Gumbah, Ha=Hafun, Hb=Habo, Is=Iskushuban, Ka=Karin, Ko=Kob Dhexaad, La=Laas Dawaco, Ma=Majiyohan, Mu=Murcanyo, Qh=Qardho, Ql=Qandala, RB=Ras Binnah, RR=Rako Raaxo, Ta=Tager, Ti=Tisjiic, To=Tohen, Uf=Ufeyn, Uu=Uur Caleed, Wa=Waiye, XD=Xidda, Xi=Xiriiro, Yak=Yake, Yal=Yalho

In the official administrative divisions of Somalia, the Bari region consists of the following seven districts:^[12]

The Bari region is the largest region of the 18 administrative regions of Somalia and it contains following districts.

In 1998, Bari became a part of Puntland, an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. In the Transitional Constitution of the Puntland Regional Government of 2001, Puntland's territory is defined in terms of Somalia's official regions, Bari being one of them.^[13]

In the years thereafter, Puntland changed its internal administrative division, and the Bari region was split in two: the southern half, roughly coinciding with the Qardho and Bandarbayla Districts, became the new region of Karkaar (also spelled as Karkar). It was subdivided into five new districts: Qardho, Bandarbayla, Waiye, Rako and Hafun Armo District. The northern half continued to be known as Bari and was split into seven districts: five of them keeping their original names (Bosaso, Iskushuban, Ufayn, Qandala and Alula), as well as three new ones: Carmo,Tisjiic and Bargal.^[14]

Radio Galkacyo reported on 19 April 2011 that a new administration, called Raas Asayr, had been declared in parts of Bari Region. Farah Mahmud Yusuf was reported to have been elected as its president.^[15] Later, Barre Fatah Said there were possibilities of starting negotiation between Puntland Government and the founders of Raas Assayr state. The leaders of this prospective polity retracted their claims a few months later in June 2012, indicating that they now supported Puntland and were satisfied with the Puntland authorities' new development projects in the region.^[16]

On 8 April 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of three districts and has its capital at Alula.^[17]

References

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^ Kheyr (2024-04-21). "Islamic State in Somalia Strategically Takes over Al Miskaad". The Somali Digest. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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^ Bader, Christian (1999). Le sang et le lait: brève histoire des clans somal. Maisonneuve & Larose. p. 236. ISBN 2-7068-1373-3.
^ "Puntland Issues Report of population Estimation of Its Residents". 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^ Population Statistics of Somalia Archived March 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bari Region" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ See Article 3.1. (Territory, Borders and Its Inviolability and Sacredness) of the Transitional Constitution of the Puntland Regional Government at: http://www.puntlandgovt.com/puntland-constitution/ Archived 2018-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ List of Primary Schools in Puntland, see website of Puntland's Ministry of Education at: http://www.moepuntland.com/primary/ Archived 2023-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ Radio Galkacyo website, Puntland, 19/4/2011, via ARB-PSC, April 1–31, 2011, p.18811A.
^ "No more Raas Assayr State as its founders retreated their claims and supported Puntland". Puntlandi. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^ "Garoowe: Gobal & Degmooyin cusub oo maalmahan si rasmi ah ugu soo biiraaya Gobalada & Degmooyinka Puntland". Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2013-12-01.