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Place details
- Locality
- Baydhabo بيدوا
- Region
- Bay باي
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 129,839
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.nickname
- Baydhabo Janaay
- Settlement.official_name
- Baidoa
- Settlement.native_name
- ْبَيْطَبَوBaydhaboBaydhowy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Baidoa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Somalia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Somalia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Regional State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South West
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bay
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Abdullahi Ali Watiin
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,200,000
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Somalia
- Elevation
- 446
- Time zone
- East Africa Time
- Image
- Baydhabo7890989.jpg
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- Commons category
- Baidoa
- P12749
- Cape Horn
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Travel guide
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thumb|right|250px|Baidoa market Baidoa and the broader Bay region are home to a number of important ancient sites. Archaeologists have found prehistoric rock art on the city's outskirts at Buur Heybe. Baidoa incurred significant damage during the Somali Civil War, having been captured and re-captured by Al-Shabaab and government forces. Fighting continues on the city's outskirts, and it is the site of a large refugee camp.
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As of 2022, the roads to Baidoa are blocked by Al-Shabaab militants.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Italiano
Baidoa, talvolta citata anche come Iscia Baidoa (in somalo Baydhabo), è una città della Somalia situata 256 km a nordovest dalla capitale Mogadiscio, ed è capoluogo della provincia omonima e della regione di Bai.Conta circa 135.000 abitanti ed è una delle principali città somale. Situata nell'interno fra i corsi dei fiumi Uebi Scebeli e Giuba, su un altopiano di circa 400 slm, essa gode di un ottimo clima che le ha valso l'appellativo di "Svizzera somala".Baidoa è abitata soprattutto dal clan dei .
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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