Barawa
Sign in to saveBarawa ( Barāwe, , Baraawe, Barāwa, Italian: Brava), also known as Barawe and Brava, is the capital of the South West State of Somalia. It functions as a port town in the southwestern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Facing the Indian Ocean, Barawa serves as the main port of South West State.
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Barawa, officially named Baraawe, is a city in Somalia. It is situated in the Lower Shabeelle region and has an elevation of 20 meters above sea level. The city operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone. Its population is recorded as 32,800, and the demonym for its residents is bravanesi.
The location is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, and the History of Ming. Barawa is referenced by 166 other encyclopedia articles. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 26.24, humidity of 82, pressure of 1015, and wind speed of 6.94.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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- Locality
- Baraawe مدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭة
- Region
- Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Barawa
- Settlement.native_name
- BarawyBaraawe
- Settlement.other_name
- Barāwa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chilaani Lighthouse in Baraawe.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Barawa Beach-front
- Settlement.nickname
- Brava Ierè
- 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
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South West
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lower Shabelle
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Districts
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Barawa District
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Medieval
- Tunni Sultanate
- Ajuran Sultanate
- Early modern period
- Modern
- Demographics
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Barawa ( Barāwe, , Baraawe, Barāwa, Italian: Brava), also known as Barawe and Brava, is the capital of the South West State of Somalia. It functions as a port town in the southwestern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Facing the Indian Ocean, Barawa serves as the main port of South West State.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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