Adado
Sign in to saveAdado (Somali: Cadaado, Arabic: عدادو, Italian: Adado) or “Blue City” is situated in the Galgadud region of Somalia. It served as the capital city of the Heman and Heeb State from 2008 to 2015.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cadaado
- Region
- Galgaduud جلجدود
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
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Key facts
- Settlement.nickname
- Blue City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.imagesize
- 260
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Somalia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Galmudug.
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Galguduud
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Farah Dirie Warsame
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1950s
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 40
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 100
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- CadaadoGalmudug.jpg
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- Adado
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- Etymology
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Adado (Somali: Cadaado, Arabic: عدادو, Italian: Adado) or “Blue City” is situated in the Galgadud region of Somalia. It served as the capital city of the Heman and Heeb State from 2008 to 2015.
== Etymology == Adado City is named after the cadaad tree that grows in the valleys of Mudug and Galgaduud regions of Somalia.
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