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Beledweyne was a primary objective during the Ethiopian invasion in June 1982.

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Beledweyne

Somalia

Country
Somalia
Population
200.0K
Coordinates
4.74, 45.20
816th most populous city in the world

Beledweyne is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.

From the “History” section

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In April 2008, al-Shabaab fighters killed British/Somalian Head-teacher Daud Ali and three of his teachers.

Beledweyne
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Beledweyne

Somalia

Country
Somalia
Population
200.0K
Coordinates
4.74, 45.20
816th most populous city in the world

Beledweyne is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Abdirahman65 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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On May 7, 2012, Beledweyne held its first mayoral elections since the start of the civil war in the early 1990s.

Beledweyne
Somalia
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Beledweyne

Somalia

Country
Somalia
Population
200.0K
Coordinates
4.74, 45.20
816th most populous city in the world

Beledweyne is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.

From the “Municipality” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Abdirahman65 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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In 2019, Safiya Jimale became the first female mayor in Somalia.

Beledweyne
Somalia
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Beledweyne

Somalia

Country
Somalia
Population
200.0K
Coordinates
4.74, 45.20
816th most populous city in the world

Beledweyne is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.

From the “Municipality” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Abdirahman65 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Beledweyne has a hot arid climate with an average daily maximum temperature of 36.7 °C between March and April.

Beledweyne
Somalia
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Beledweyne

Somalia

Country
Somalia
Population
200.0K
Coordinates
4.74, 45.20
816th most populous city in the world

Beledweyne is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region.

From the “Climate” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Abdirahman65 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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