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Baidoa (Somali: Baydhabo, Arabic: بيدوا), also known as Iscia Baidoa (Somali: Isha Baydhabo), is a city in the south-central Bay region of Somalia. It is situated 256 kilometers (159 mi) by road northwest of the national capital Mogadishu. For a brief period during the mid-2000s, Baidoa served as the temporary seat of the Transitional Federal Government. In 2014, it was made the capital of the Southwestern State of Somalia, a prospective Federal Member State.
Baidoa and the broader Bay region is home to a number of important ancient sites. Archaeologists have found pre-historic rock art on the city's outskirts, in Buur Heybe.
During the Middle Ages, Baidoa and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Sultanate. The influential polity covered much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Mareeg in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.
In the early modern period, the Baidoa area was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into Italian Somaliland in 1908, and ended in 1910 with the death of its last Sultan Osman Ahmed. After independence in 1960, the city was made the center of the official Baidoa District.
Coordinates: 10°N 49°E / 10°N 49°E / 10; 49
Somalia (/səˈmɑːliə, soʊ-, -ljə/so-MAH-lee-ə; Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال الفدرالية Jumhūrīyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fidirālīyah), is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the continent's mainland, and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Climatically, hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.
Somalia has a population of around 10.8 million. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis, who have historically inhabited the northern part of the country. Ethnic minorities are largely concentrated in the southern regions. The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic, both of which belong to the Afroasiatic family. Most people in the country are Muslim, with the majority being Sunni.
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Somalia police force graduate in Baidoa
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Somali/Natsound Life appears to be returning to normal in Baidoa, the third largest town in Somalia. The town was liberated by the Rahawin Resistance Army, or the R-R-A, from the forces of Hussein Aideed in June of this year. It had been controlled by Aideed's militia for the past four years. The governing militia have started a campaign to seize all illegal weapons in an attempt to control security in the town. Colonel Adam Ali Ahmed deputy head of the R-R-A claims that his forces have managed to repel Aideed's forces. He says his own militia had managed to kill scores of Oromo and Eritrean soldiers, said to be allied with Aideed, however he denied his forces received any assistance from the Ethiopian military. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) "Our forces have spotted Erit...
Somalia police force graduating from police academy in Baidoa Somalia police recruits yesterday graduated in Baidoa, the capital of the South West State of Somalia after completing a three month intensive training program The group is the third to graduate in the regional state, in the past one-and-a-half years, bringing the total number of police officers, who have completed the training program
Report on children in Somalia during famine December 1992
Mogadishu 1. Islamic Courts Union (ICU) troops with guns getting out of vehicle 2. ICU troops with guns and anti-aircraft weapons heading towards the front line (towards Baidoa) 3. SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Sheik Yeussif Issa, Islamic Courts Union Commander: "We have given the Ethiopians a 7 day ultimatum to get out of Baidoa. One day has already passed if they don't pull their army out we will evict them by force. With the help of Allah and our people." 4. Various of heavily armed ICU troops preparing to head towards Baidoa Baidoa 5. Somali government soldiers leading away a blindfolded prisoner of war 6. Soldiers leading prisoner 7. Soldiers removing prisoner's belt 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hussein Farah Aideed, Minister of Interior for the Transitional National Government (TNG) of S...
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has paid a visit to the Horn of African nation to raise awareness on the country’s humanitarian crisis. Authorities and humanitarian experts warn that it's just a metter of time before famine is officially declared in the region. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow with the latest now from Mogadishu.
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The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night of the 6th that the extremist group al Shabaab was forced to flee their position in the capital Mogadishu, by members of the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Back then the Islamic militants claimed their retreat was a tactical move, but they have subsequent lost most of their positions in other towns and cities in the Horn of Africa Nation. During their reign, the al Qaeda linked terrorist group al Shabaab used oppressive measures to instill fear on ordinary Somalis; they blocked many aid organisations from delivering aid to the thousands of Somalis, leading to the death of tens of thousands during a famine considered to be the worst exper...
Abubakar is a young boy from the Comoros Islands. He has a heart touching voice when reciting the holy Quran. Masha Allah.
A hunt is underway in Cape Verde for a soldier suspected of killing 11 people.They were shot dead at a military barracks, north of the islands' capital Praia.CCTV's Katerina Vittozzi has this update
Kismayo Kenya Juba Dhobley Bantu Barawe 10K views African channel http://www.Youtube.com/Gosha.black.african.tribes.net/... Jubaland British Jamaame, Jilib Dolow Galgaduud Jubba Baidoa Bantu Waamo Kikuyu Somali Galbeed Kudhaa jilib,
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In this rare black and white 16 mm video, American tourists watch as trucks and equipment are loaded onto a ship at Kisumu, a port city in western Kenya on Lake Victoria. After visiting the capital city of Nairobi, the Americans are gearing up a big safari in western Kenya.
Somalia: Amisom Kenyan Troops Offer Free Medical Clinic to Kismayo Residents. They come from across the city and near by villages, some have had to travel for days to get here. Men women and children wait under trees shielding themselves from the harsh sun as others line up on the side of a shot-up build seeking medical attention. This is Kismayo, Somalia's southern port city where troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMSIOM), are providing basic health care and medication to members of the community. Open seven days a week and seeing an average of 80 patients a day, members of the Kenyan Contingent serving under AMISOM are going beyond their call of duty to provide much needed medical assistance to residents Shotlist: 1. Wide shot, women waiting outside an old building 2. Med...
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