Borama
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Borama (, ) is the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
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Place details
- Locality
- بوراما Borama
- Region
- عدل Awdal
- Country
- Soomaaliland أرض الصومال
- Population
- 597,842
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Borama
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Borama.svg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Borama local council logo.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Local council Seal of Borama
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Awdal#Somaliland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Borama
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Awdal
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Borama District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mahamud Sh. Ibrahim
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3,130
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Boorama
- Country
- Somaliland
- Located in
- Borama District
- Population
- 68074
- Area
- 14
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Awdal Region
- Image
- Rays Hotel in Borama.jpg
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- Commons category
- Borama
- twinned administrative body
- Henley-on-Thames
- native label
- Boorama
- P12749
- A Love Supreme
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Borama has between 300,000 and 400,000 residents.
Get in
Borama is 118 km from Hargeisa. The road is asphalted
There is a border crossing from Ethiopia in Tor-Vadzhaale (Tog-Wajaale) on the road from Hargeisa to Borama, about 40 km from Borama.
Drink
As Somaliland is an Islamic Republic, there is no legal alcohol available. There is tea similar to Middle Eastern tea.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Italiano
Borama (in somalo: Boorama, in arabo: بوراما) è una città nella regione Adal del Somaliland, vicino al confine con l'Etiopia; nel 2017, la popolazione della città era approssimativamente di 320.000 residenti. Borama è il centro commerciale di un'arida regione, prevalentemente montagnosa e collinare, nella quale l'allevamento del bestiame è mescolato all'agricoltura di sussistenza.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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